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What is my right to strike?
Right to strike

What is my right to strike?

If you’re one of the 6.5 million Brits who are members of a trade union, you might be considering voting for industrial action. Here’s what you need to know about your right to strike.

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?

Menopause is not a disability. It needs to be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act and we need government policies, writes Pausitivity co-founder Elizabeth Carr-Ellis

Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Industrial action

Will there be a general strike in 2023?

“It’s almost like a de facto general strike taking place by the amount of disputes” claimed one union leader.

Bullying at work: Here’s what to do
Work advice

Bullying at work: Here’s what to do

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

Do we have to go to the work Christmas party?

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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

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?

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?
Employment

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

Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
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
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

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

Trains to teachers: What strikes could happen in 2022?

How to join a union
Trade unions

How to join a union

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
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

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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

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
Fire and rehire

Royal Mail faces strikes over alleged ‘fire and rehire’ plans