Britain is STILL not up-to-speed with sensible workplace rules during UK heatwaves
Any new government “must change the law on hot workplaces", the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned, as temperatures soared ...
Tag: workers rights
Seven million people are being deprived fair pay if they’re off work sick
More than seven million working people would benefit from making Statutory Sick Pay available from day one of sickness, according ...
There’s already a shortage of critical minerals for renewable energy just as the industry’s human rights abuses come to light
A shortage of the critical minerals vital to the world's green transition is brewing. Just as a key international energy ...
Watch Matt Wrack destroy Labour over ‘nasty, undemocratic’ anti-strike law ‘cheerleader’ Natalie Elphicke
Where classist Tories tread, Labour no longer fears to follow. At least, that seems increasingly the case given its latest ...
Tesco fat cat boss who earns 447 times MORE than his workers but apparently DOES now pay UK tax
This article was updated to reflect the fact that on Wednesday 15 May at 2:30pm, Tesco contacted the Canary claiming ...
The damning statistics that should stop anyone voting Tory in the local elections
People's pay packets are worth less than in 2008 in nearly two-thirds of UK local authorities. That's according to new ...
Black and Brown women twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men
Black and Brown women are twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men, new analysis from the ...
Workplaces across the UK are going to be ‘inspected’ by the workers. Bosses beware…
Over 600 union reps will inspect workplace buildings for safety this week as part of an organised action. Reps are ...
In London, Workers’ Memorial Day is remembering a construction worker killed just months ago
Around the world every 28 April trade unionists, campaigners, families, and supporters gather to mark Workers’ Memorial Day (WMD), a ...
DWP AI is its latest “back to work” bullsh*t to screw over chronically ill and disabled people
Another day, another disturbing Tory scheme to fuck over chronically ill and disabled people. In the UK government’s latest state-of-the-art ...
NHS consultants warn it’s not over yet – despite what Tories and the corporate media say
NHS consultants have accepted a government pay offer - while warning that while their official dispute may be over, the ...
Bosses are ALREADY CHEATING workers out of the new minimum wage
Office workers and other salaried staff are already at risk of being “cheated” out of the minimum wage (the so-called ...
Sick pay system is “broken” says TUC – but neither it nor a select committee’s proposals are good enough
Statutory sick pay has been in the spotlight. A group of MPs has criticised the government, saying the scheme is ...
Activists show the BBC why it shouldn’t buy Perenco’s spin – a year on from major UK oil spill
Nearly a year on from Perenco spilling 200 barrels of pollution into one of the world’s largest natural harbours in ...
Young people set to miss out on £2,400 a year due to “unfair” minimum wage rules
New analysis from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows that 18-20 year olds risk being “left hugely out of pocket” ...
UN just slammed the Tories for the SECOND time in a WEEK over human rights breaches
The International Labour Organization (ILO) – the UN workers’ rights watchdog – has sounded the alarm over the UK government's ...
Two years on from the P&O scandal, Mick Lynch slams Tories as ‘failing to punish perpetrators’
Two year ago, shipping firm P&O Ferries sacked nearly 800 of its workers without notice - and replaced them with ...
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