Disability Pay Gap Day shows Labour MUST change course
How much will you earn between now and the rest of the year? Well if you’re disabled it’s effectively nothing. Thursday 7 November is Disability Pay Gap Day, and due to…
Flexible working backed by majority of workers
With the UK’s flexible working mandate approaching, BizSpace conducted a survey of over 2,000 employees across the country to understand how different work setups – whether remote, hybrid, or fully…
Pay growth under the Tories was the worst for over 100 years
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on employee earnings show that real average annual wage growth was just 0.3% from 2010 to 2024, compared to 1.5% from 1997 to…
Night work in the UK regularly exploits Black and brown people
As the clocks went back on Saturday 26 October, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) published new analysis which revealed the number of Black and brown workers regularly doing night work…
most managers ‘positive’ about reforms
On Monday 21 October, parliament will give Labour’s Employment Rights Bill its second reading. As some polling shows bosses could be in favour, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has issued…
Steelworkers: a just transition is possible
Anne Harris from Coal Action Network interviews Pat Carr about his and other steelworkers’ experience in Consett in the 1980s The scientific consensus is that we need to decarbonise heavy…
Menopause still a taboo in the UK
World Menopause Day, observed annually on October 18, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges and health impacts of menopause. While menopause is a natural biological process…
Ricky Tomlinson tells Labour to act over Shrewsbury Picket scandal
The grieving family of the jailed Shrewsbury Picket Arthur Murray as well as Ricky Tomlinson have made an emotional plea for Keir Starmer to release all the official government papers…
ONS staff vote for industrial action
The government’s key statistics body – the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – is trying to force its staff to return to the office. Essentially, the move will reduce remote…
NHS trusts in South London under fire for childcare closures
Two NHS trusts are shutting their childcare facilities for workers, with no consultation process. The move has sparked anger among staff – not least those who will lose their jobs.…
Labour conference fringe event sees Reeves suck up to business
A workers’ rights package is on the table. And it’s one of the only hopes many people have for the new Labour government. However, comments from chancellor Rachel Reeves at…
Labour conference to hear from Big Brother Watch on ‘bossware’
Campaign group Big Brother Watch warns that workplace surveillance is on the rise. It is hosting a presentation of a report at the Labour conference. And it highlights the dangers…