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Thousands of refuse workers to benefit from landmark holiday pay victory
16 June 2017
Unite the Union this week celebrated a landmark victory for refuse workers in a case against French firm Veolia Environmental Services.
UK paternity leave lower than that of 28 other countries
16 June 2017
Fathers in the UK get a worse paternity leave deal than Dads in 28 countries across the world, including Ecuador, Burkina Faso and the Congo.
Most Brits think inequality is rife in the UK, new poll shows
15 June 2017
New figures published by the Social Mobility Commission today show that half of the population think their opportunities in life depending mainly on their background and who their parents are; and most agree there is a large gap between the social classes.
Welsh govt announces plans to curb zero-hour contracts in social care sector
15 June 2017
The Welsh government has this week announced plans to reduce the social care sector's reliance on zero-hour contracts.
UK workers face worst wage fall in developed world, OECD figures warn
07 June 2017
UK workers will suffer the worst fall in real wages among all advanced economies next year, TUC analysis of today's OECD figures shows.
LSE: Living standards see "unprecedented" decline
05 June 2017
A briefing from the London School of Economics has described the fall in real wages and family living standards since the recession as "unprecedented in modern history".
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