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Chancellor delivers tax hit to vulnerable "self employed"
10 March 2017
In his budget this week, Chancellor Phillip Hammond increased National Insurance Contributions on self-employed workers, but with a significant proportion of workers misclassified as “self employed”, this could hit the most vulnerable.
UN Rights Expert: Right to strike is essential to democracy
10 March 2017
The United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, has reminded member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO) - including the UK - that they have a positive obligation to uphold the right to strike.
Dual discrimination protection needed for BAME workers, says Fawcett Society
07 March 2017
The Fawcett Society has called for dual discrimination laws to be put into effect after research revealed BAME women are falling behind when it comes to gender pay gap progress.
Committee urges government to work with unions
07 March 2017
The Select Committee for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has urged the government to work with trade unions in its implementation of an industrial strategy.
UNISON wins landmark holiday pay case for workers on commission
03 March 2017
UNISON this week won a landmark case to entitle workers on commission to holiday pay.
How unions are resisting the Trade Union Act
03 March 2017
The Trade Union Act 2016 came into force on Wednesday 01 March 2017, bring into effect some of the most draconian anti-union laws for decades (read more about the Act and its impact in our guide), and prompting unions up and down the country to set out their plans of resistance.
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