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.

31 March 2017

Assistant General Secretary for UNITE Steve Turner has told the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Commons Select Committee that employers are employing agency workers to avoid workers' rights.

30 March 2017

The government today published The Great Repeal Bill, giving itself sweeping powers to amend EU law without a parliamentary vote, and experts warn this could affect employment protections.

29 March 2017

The Supreme Court yesterday concluded a two-day hearing of Unison’s judicial review against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees in 2013.

29 March 2017

Following a string of successful cases in which gig economy workers have been found to be misclassified as "self employed" and therefore entitled to workers' rights, 200 Deliveroo riders are set to take the delivery company to task about their employment status.

27 March 2017

A letter signed by a cross-party group of 44 MPs has called on the government to provide better workers' rights to fathers, according to the Independent.