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Real wages have been falling since the 1970s and living standards are not about to recover
31 January 2014
Two pieces of research published today (31 January 2014) show that real wages have been falling since Thatcher's era in the 1980s, while weak economic recovery under the Coalition does not mean that living standards will recover just yet.
New TUPE regulations come into effect
31 January 2014
The Coalition's new TUPE regulations came into effect today (31 January 2014), weakening protection for workers whose jobs are being transferred to a new employer.
News Brief 31/01/2014
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“Good chance” Tory manifesto will make it nigh impossible to strike
30 January 2014
London mayor Boris Johnson has said there is a “good chance” the Conservative Party Manifesto for 2015 will include tougher restrictions on union balloting practice, which will make it nigh impossible for workers to strike.
Tory wants to minimise effect of Human Rights Charter
30 January 2014
The Tory government wants to establish a clear legal precedent so that the European Union's Charter of Fundamental Rights only has a minimal role in British courts.
Tories refuse to apologise for plan to disrupt strike with troops
30 January 2014
The Conservative Party has refused to issue an apology on behalf of Margaret Thatcher’s government for its plans to send troops in to break up the miners’ strike and for lying to the public about the scale of pit shutdowns.
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