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Tories ‘trying to shift focus’ from poverty to worklessness
02 September 2016
The government has been accused of trying to shift the focus away from the near seven million families living in poverty in the UK by talking about worklessness instead of income.
Tories lash out at doctors striking over ‘dangerous’ contract
01 September 2016
The Health Secretary and Prime Minister have both lashed out at the legions of junior doctors who plan to go out on strike this September in protest over a contract they believe will harm patient safety.
Under TISA “general elections will become increasingly pointless”
01 September 2016
Global Justice Now has released a briefing on the Trade In Services Agreement (TiSA), warning that it represents a substantial threat to the NHS and workers’ rights, and could make irrelevant our political parties and democracy itself.
Govt rejects risk assessment for pregnant women despite “shocking” rise in discrimination
31 August 2016
The government has rejected calls for an individual risk assessment for new and expectant mothers despite evidence of dire conditions pushing women out of work.
REVIEW: Manifesto sets out stall on new workers’ rights
30 August 2016
By the Labour Research Department
Britain’s largest unions are backing comprehensive policy proposals for a framework of collective bargaining, underpinned by strong trade union rights, drawn up by 15 of the UK’s leading labour lawyers.
Government apprenticeships a “car crash”
30 August 2016
New government plans for apprenticeships have been dubbed a “car crash” by an employer’s organisation.
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