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Over half UK workers 'too afraid to blow the whistle', survey finds

05 April 2017

Over half of UK workers are too afraid to report acts of corruption or bribery in businesses in case of repercussions.

Workers should have a say on executive pay, says govt Committee

05 April 2017

Workers' representatives should have a seat on remuneration boards, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has said.

Deliveroo: 'We can't pay minimum wage, so we don't want riders going to tribunal'

31 March 2017

Deliveroo Managing Director Dan Warne has told a Commons Select Committee that his company cannot pay the minimum wage within its business model and that is why it is resistant to its riders enforcing their rights at tribunal.

Unite General Secretary calls for two-thirds majority support before EU rights can be scrapped

31 March 2017

General Secretary of Unite Len McCluskey has called for a two-thirds threshold to be implemented in parliament before EU rights can be scrapped.

Judges could overturn workers' rights after Brexit, TUC warns

31 March 2017

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has warned that that nothing in the Great Repeal Bill will stop judges from overturning workers' rights won in EU courts after the UK leaves the EU.

Pay care workers more to prevent social care crisis, Committee urges govt

31 March 2017

The government has been urged to improve pay and conditions for care workers to prevent a crisis in social care, as new statistics show that around half of care workers drop out of work in the first year.

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