Employment rights

What happened to Liz Truss's pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?
Liz Truss outside a van in South Wraxall
Employment

What happened to Liz Truss's pledge to stamp out workplace sexual harassment?

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
BT strike
Employment

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
A dog with a sign offering free bottled water in the heatwave
Heatwave

'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
Violence against women

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
Work from home

1 in 3 now work from home as more employees demand flexibility

Bosses are being told to let staff work from home during the heatwave
Employees sit in a hot office building opposite a closed window and fan
Heatwave

Bosses are being told to let staff work from home during the heatwave

Trains to teachers: What strikes could happen in 2022?
Strike action

Trains to teachers: What strikes could happen in 2022?

GPs are facing 'daily abuse' as violent assaults at surgeries double in five years
NHS

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
Minimum wage

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
Cafe worker totals up a till at the end of the day
Low pay

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
Workplace sexism

The sexist traditions of ‘office housework’ - and how to end them

Union’s landmark deal with Deliveroo 'sells out' workers, say activists
Gig economy

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
Minimum wage

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
Workers' rights

5 government promises on workers' rights that could be broken if the Employment Bill is dropped

Protesters blockade Northern Irish and Scottish ports calling for boycott of P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries

Protesters blockade Northern Irish and Scottish ports calling for boycott of P&O Ferries

Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume
Employment

Union calls for boycott of P&O Ferries as channel crossings resume

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Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'
Employment rights

Edinburgh strip club ban 'forces sex workers into greater risk of violence'

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged 'fire and rehire' plans
Large Royal Mail post box with traffic lights in the background
Fire and rehire

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged 'fire and rehire' plans

P&O Ferries boss tells MSPs that he has ‘no plans to resign’
Employment

P&O Ferries boss tells MSPs that he has ‘no plans to resign’

P&O Ferries sackings: What you need to know
Employment

P&O Ferries sackings: What you need to know