workers’ rights Articles

Trade union decline is not inevitable, argues Usdaw general secretary John Hannett The latest figures on trade union membership in the United Kingdom showed that it fell to 6.2 million, down 4.6 per cent on last year. Times are certainly tough for unions. We are...

Employment law must be changed to protect the army of working people toiling away in today's 'gig economy', writes work and pensions select committee chair Frank Field MP A little over a century ago, Beatrice and Sidney Webb set out the bones of a labour code which...

Labour must do all they can to support businesses that are working hard to make their workplaces more inclusive to LGBTQ employees, writes Gideon Hymas The Labour party, more than any other political party in the United Kingdom, has driven forward the cause of LGBTQ...

Parliament must act to ensure that discriminatory dress codes that cause women pain, discomfort and stress are stamped out, writes Tori Rigby We have all heard of service with a smile. But have you heard of service with osteoarthritis? No? Well, how about service with...