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Union will take legal action over Ricky Matthews
11 December
The Firebrigades Union (FBU) has said it will challenge the dismissal of Ricky Matthews, an FBU executive who was sacked by the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Service for participating in a lawful strike.
Pregnant women still face severe discrimination at work
5 December 2014
A report published by the TUC shows that attitudes at work are still incredibly regressive, with the sacking, bullying and sidelining of pregnant women commonplace.
Low-wage economy is wrecking deficit-reduction
5 Dec 2014
The government is collecting £17bn less in income tax than was predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the government’s independent forecaster.
Spending cuts will change state “beyond recognition”, says IFS
5 Dec 2014
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has released its analysis of Osborne’s autumn statement. Paul Johnson, Institute for Fiscal Studies director: ‘‘We are looking at massive cuts in public services’’.
Shared Parental Leave comes into effect
1 December 2014
Shared parental leave has come into effect today (1 December).
Papers of Bill Wedderburn: Appeal by the Modern Records Centre, Warwick University
The Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick has recently received the papers of Lord Bill Wedderburn, after his death in 2012. An extensive collection of almost 100 boxes of his academic and professional papers is now waiting to be sorted and listed.
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