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Businesses can do more to tackle modern slavery, Commissioner reports
12 October 2016
Kevin Hyland, the UK's Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner, has said the private sector could do more to tackle forced labour in his first annual report.
Holiday pay must reflect commission, Court of Appeal rules
11 October 2016
The Court of Appeal has decreed in favour of UNISON's argument that workers who normally earn commission should not lose this income during periods of annual leave.
Human rights should not depend on businesses' consent, IER tells UN
11 October 2016
Academics writing on behalf the Institute of Employment Rights have advised the United Nations Human Rights Council that lawmakers should not wait for the consent of business to impose international human rights legislation.
UKIP/Tory members find May's govt 'too right wing'
10 October 2016
There "seems as if there's a darkness at the heart of Theresa May's government"; policies on migrant workers go "too far".
These are the words of a leading Tory Party Adviser and a UKIP MEP respectively.
Work stress increases across UK, survey reveals
10 October 2016
Stress levels have risen across the economy, a TUC study has revealed today, and is now at the top of health and safety officers' list of workplace hazards.
"Independent" rail safety board briefs on profitability rather than safety
10 October 2016
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), which is purported to be an “independent” watchdog, has a rail boss as a member and makes recommendations based on profitability rather than safety, it has been revealed.
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