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Even Reform voters think the workers’ rights bill is good news. So why isn’t Labour shouting about it?

Why would the government water down and downplay such a popular policy? Because the business lobby doesn’t like it, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media

The Guardian - UK

Trump and Farage branded ‘political fraudsters’ in warning over workers’ rights

Exclusive: TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns President Trump and Nigel Farage are offering false hope to workers in the US and UK

The Independent UK

Women effectively worked for free so far this year when compared to the average man

The wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time

The Independent UK

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Gender pay gap remains ‘stubbornly high’ – TUC

Wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time, says report.

Evening Standard

Focus on boosting workers’ rights rather than immigration raids to quash Farage threat, Starmer told

A new survey commissioned by the TUC and Hope Not Hate has revealed that banning zero hours contracts is supported by two thirds of Reform and Tory voters

The Independent UK

Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support

Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters

The Guardian - UK

Most zero-hours workers ‘with same employer for more than a year’

TUC says 1m people are on the insecure contracts – with 130,000 still not having full rights after 10 years

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Unions press Labour on workers rights bill as hundreds of thousands ‘stuck’ on zero-hours contracts

The Trades Union Congress said one in 12 zero-hours worker has been with their current employer for more than a decade, while almost half have been in the same job for more than two years

The Independent UK

Economic growth alone not enough to cut poverty, says charity

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said poverty levels could even rise if economic growth is not accompanied by employment growth.

The Independent UK

Of course there’s a bosses’ backlash over workers’ rights. Starmer must face them down

Business leaders may thunder about job cuts, but their threats could backfire: union membership is only growing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Farage criticised for claim workers’ rights bill could spell end of pub banter

Unions accuse Reform leader of being ‘on the side of bad bosses, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire’

The Guardian - UK

One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC

Trade unions body finds 17% have skipped meal in past three months, and as many as 10% do so most days

The Guardian - UK

Uniqlo among retailers to stop hiring gig economy workers over employee rights claims

Gymshark also said they had halted hiring through certain platforms

The Independent UK

Uniqlo, Gymshark and Lush stop hiring UK workers via gig economy apps

TUC criticise retailers for endangering workers’ rights by using apps such as YoungOnes and Temper

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The Independent UK

Union boss’s stark warning to Keir Starmer – 2025 is the time to deliver

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns Labour to learn the lessons of Donald Trump’s victory in the US and ensure workers feel better off

The Guardian - UK

Labour must ‘stick to its guns’ on UK employment rights bill, says TUC chief

In new year message, Paul Nowak says ministers must resist pressure from business groups to water down plans

The Independent UK

Now UK’s top union leader turns on Starmer over impact of the tractor tax

Exclusive: TUC general secretary warns onus is on ministers to show family farms are not affected by changes to inheritance tax

The Independent UK

TUC leader calls for ‘year of delivery’ for workers

Paul Nowak said families want ‘to see material improvements in their day-to-day lives’.

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The Guardian - UK

UK retailers accused of recruiting young shop workers without rights over Christmas

Lush and Gymshark among chains using apps promoted by TikTok influencers to take on gig economy assistants lacking basic protections, say unions

Evening Standard

Warning as figures show rise in young people not in education, jobs or training

The TUC says young people are paying the price of the Conservative Party’s ‘toxic economic legacy’.

Evening Standard

Former health secretary Matt Hancock booed as he arrives to give evidence at Covid inquiry

Mr Hancock will give evidence over two days.

The Independent UK

Former health secretary Matt Hancock to be questioned at Covid inquiry

Mr Hancock will give evidence over two days.

The Independent UK

Unions in call for improved toilet facilities for workers

A survey of 4,000 workers by the TUC found that almost three in five said they do not always have the opportunity to use a toilet when they need to.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves hands low-paid a £1,400 boost as minimum wage to rise by 6.7%

The chancellor will increase the measure, also known as the national living wage, from £11.44 per hour to £12.21 from April

Evening Standard

UK gender pay gap reduces to 7% for 2024, ONS data shows

The general secretary of the TUC said the gap is declining at a ‘snail’s pace’.

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