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Passport Office back under Home Office control


26 September 2014

The Passport Office will be stripped of its agency status and be brought back under direct control of ministers, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.

NHS workers set to strike hits 500,000

26 September 2014

Up to nine different unions are set to participate in the strike, including Unison which represents 300,000 health care workers in the UK.

Milliband’s £8 Minimum wage pledge

25 September 2014

Ed Milliband has announced that Labour would increase the minimum wage to £8 an hour, by 2020.



NHS workers vote in favour of strike action

18 September 2014

NHS workers in England, including nurses, occupational therapists, porters, paramedics, medical secretaries, cooks, and healthcare assistants, have voted yes to strike action.



Business leaders call for a higher minimum wage



18 September 2014

A letter calling for a faster rise in the minimum wage has been signed by several prominent business leaders and CEOs. 



UNISON launch new judicial review

18 September 2014

Unison have applied to submit new evidence in their appeal against the dismissal of their judicial review application against Employment Tribunal (ET) fees. The Lord Chancellor agreed that a new hearing should take place, taking into consideration new evidence. 



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