Employment rights

Over 500 employers named for 'cheating workers' out of minimum wage – but it's worse than you think
Minimum wage

Over 500 employers named for 'cheating workers' out of minimum wage – but it's worse than you think

Over 500 businesses have “cheated workers” by failing to pay them minimum wage – but the true figure is much higher, unions have warned.
The Great Amazon Heist: New doc exposes inconvenient truths about world’s biggest online retailer
Documentary maker Oobah Butler in Channel 4's The Great Amazon Heist.
Documentary

The Great Amazon Heist: New doc exposes inconvenient truths about world’s biggest online retailer

How to join a union
Signs that read
Trade unions

How to join a union

Reports of forced labour, sex trafficking and domestic servitude at record high in Britain
Modern day slavery

Reports of forced labour, sex trafficking and domestic servitude at record high in Britain

What is my right to strike?
Right to strike

What is my right to strike?

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work
Dominic Raab, International Human Rights Day
Work advice

Is your boss a Dominic Raab? What to do if you’re a victim of bullying at work

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?
Sick pay

How does sick pay in the UK compare to the rest of the world?

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won't the government listen?
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis

Menopause policies would keep women in work. Why won't the government listen?

Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Industrial action

Will there be a general strike in 2023?

Do we have to go to the work Christmas party?
Christmas

Do we have to go to the work Christmas party?

Keir Starmer says Labour would tear up anti-trade union laws and defend the right to strike
Strike action

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
Employment

Government urged to tackle violence faced by community pharmacists

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