Employment rights
Keir Starmer says Labour would tear up anti-trade union laws and defend the right to strike![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Keir Starmer says Labour would tear up anti-trade union laws and defend the right to strike
Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists
What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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What happened to Liz Truss’s pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
‘Knock for a drink or an ice lolly!’: How Brits are helping those working outside in the heatwave![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Knock for a drink or an ice lolly!’: How Brits are helping those working outside in the heatwave
Pubs and clubs in Newcastle will have to provide free taxis for staff working late-night shifts![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Pubs and clubs in Newcastle will have to provide free taxis for staff working late-night shifts
1 in 3 now work from home as more employees demand flexibility![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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1 in 3 now work from home as more employees demand flexibility
Trains to teachers: What strikes could happen in 2022?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Trains to teachers: What strikes could happen in 2022?
GPs are facing ‘daily abuse’ as violent assaults at surgeries double in five years![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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GPs are facing ‘daily abuse’ as violent assaults at surgeries double in five years
Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper
Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
The sexist traditions of ‘office housework’ – and how to end them![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The sexist traditions of ‘office housework’ – and how to end them
Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo ‘sells out’ workers, say activists![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo ‘sells out’ workers, say activists
A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn’t pay staff minimum wage![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn’t pay staff minimum wage
5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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5 government promises on workers’ rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped
Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume
Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Edinburgh strip club ban ‘forces sex workers into greater risk of violence’
Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged ‘fire and rehire’ plans![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged ‘fire and rehire’ plans
P&O Ferries boss tells MSPs that he has ‘no plans to resign’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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