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| Oct 20, 2026 | The Chancellor should be brave and reform the OBR | Reforming the OBR will take courage, but it would well be worth it, writes Michael Martins in today’s Notebook
Ahead of next week’s Budget, I am something of a rarity: a small business owner who is cautiously optimistic. Not because I expec... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Shadow Chancellor: 200,000 jobs have already been lost under Labour | Labour’s economic policies are damaging the UK economy and driving up unemployment – only Conservatives can restore growth, says Andrew Griffith
If the UK economy were a malfunctioning car, the dashboard would be lit up like a Christmas Tre... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Unions at loggerheads over party funding cap after blockbuster Reform donation | Trade unions have taken aim at “stratospheric” donations and the flow of “dark money into UK politics” after Reform revealed it had pocketed a staggering £72m from just two supporters.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), which groups together s... |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Labour’s ‘chaotic’ zero-hour crackdown could cost firms £3bn per year | Labour’s ‘chaotic’ crackdown on zero-hour contracts could cost businesses nearly £3bn every year, though firms have warned the real cost could spiral even higher.
The cost of the new rules, which include offering guaranteed-hour contracts t... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Natwest hikes targets again after jump in profit | Natwest has upgraded its income targets for a second quarter running as the bank posted better than expected profit and dished out a bumper dividend to investors.
The blue-chip lender reported a 20 per cent jump in pre-tax profit in the fir... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Mahmood called for banker bonus tax to fix youth unemployment | Shabana Mahmood has previously called for a tax on banker bonuses to fix youth unemployment in a move that will renew fears the sector could be targeted for a cash grab.
The front-runner to be Andy Burnham’s Chancellor was a staunch support... |
| Jun 26, 2026 | UK Construction Workers Heat Illness: 44% Hit as Sites Lack Legal Protection | By John Bright
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| Jun 10, 2026 | NUJ statement on revised EHRC Equality Act Code of Practice | The NUJ has responded to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) revised Code of Practice for businesses and service providers on how to comply with the Equality Act 2010.
The updated code comes after significant public and legal ... |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Venezuela: 14 journalists arbitrarily detained following US military attack | The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in calling for journalists to be allowed to operate freely and without intimidation in Venezuela.
The NUJ has expressed solidarity with the National Union of Press Workers... |
| Jan 8, 2026 | AI will end the ‘fish disco’ thinking that’s strangling Britain | The bottleneck to progress isn’t engineering, it’s an absurd inability to consider trade-offs that has led to decisions like spending £140m to save the life of a single salmon. AI is about to change all that, says Samuel Albanie
May Britain... |
| Dec 20, 2025 | UK Tackles Tech's Gender Gap with New Taskforce | The UK establishes a Women in Tech Taskforce. It targets profound gender disparity within the nation's tech sector. The goal is to unlock billions in economic growth. Systemic barriers, impacting education, funding for female entrepren... |
| Dec 17, 2025 | UK Launches Women in Tech Taskforce to Tackle Gender Gap | Image: Adobe Stock
The UK government has unveiled a new Women in Tech Taskforce, an initiative designed to break down the systemic barriers that prevent women from entering, remaining in, and leading within the country’s fast-growing techno... |
| Nov 23, 2025 | Rail fares to be frozen for first time in 30 years | Rail fares are to be frozen for the first time in 30 years, the government has announced.
Ministers said the move will save millions of rail travellers hundreds of pounds off season tickets, peak and off-peak returns between major cities.
C... |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Starmer to back unions over businesses amid backlash over Employment Rights Bill | Keir Starmer is set to push back against business-led amendments proposed by the House of Lords to water down the Employment Rights Bill as the government is backing unions’ calls for workers’ rights to be strengthened.
MPs are set to consi... |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Employers now less likely to hire ex-offenders than in 2013 | Hiring ex-offenders has been proven to be good for employers and society, so why have hiring rates dropped, asks James Reed in today’s Notebook
Work has the power to change lives and nowhere is that clearer than in helping people leaving pr... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Why Britain’s fiscal watchdog is under pressure to reform | For the first time in its existence, the Office for Budget Responsibility is under fire like never before.
The non-departmental public body’s hard-earned reputation is currently under attack from politicians on both the left and right.
The ... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | AI anxiety grips UK as TUC pushes for ‘worker-first’ strategy | The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has unveiled a new ‘worker-first’ AI strategy, urging the government to prioritise employees and unions at the centre of its AI policy.
This move follows recent findings from the same union, which revealed tha... |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Labour revives Pensions Commission amid fears workers are saving too little | Ministers are to resurrect the Pensions Commission amid fears that today’s workers face a greater risk of poverty in retirement than their parents.
Experts have warned that people looking to retire in 2050 are on course to receive £800 per ... |
| Apr 13, 2025 | Reynolds issues guidance to British Steel after MPs back emergency law | The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has issued instructions to British Steel, using the emergency powers approved by Parliament on Saturday to save the Scunthorpe blast furnaces.
A government source confirmed that Reynolds had given di... |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Is real-life Severance here? Inside the offices microchipping employees | Is real life Severance already here? Anna Moloney talks to the companies using human microchips in the pursuit of productivity
As the TV-watching world reels from the conclusion of season two of Severance, it is perhaps comforting to view i... |
| Feb 19, 2025 | In Starmer’s Downing St, some unions are more welcome than others | |
| Feb 7, 2025 | HeartUnions Week 2025 | #HeartUnions week, 10-16 February, is a chance to celebrate the work of the NUJ and encourage colleagues to join the union.
Union membership is about solidarity. Every member has an opportunity to contribute and make the union stronger. Rea... |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Presidency defends Joe Ajaero’s arrest, rejects human rights abuse allegations | The Presidency has defended the recent arrest of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, calling it lawful and rejecting human rights abuse allegations made at the Trade Union Congress (TUC) conference in the UK.
This clarificat... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Emergency legal number for members covering this weekend’s far-right demos | The Guardian has reported that for at least 19 far-right rallies are expected to take place across England in coming days.
Violent demonstrations spread from Southport to London, Hartlepool, Manchester and Aldershot after the stabbing atroc... |
| Jun 27, 2024 | One in five LGBT workers have skipped meals or gone without food | TUC poll shows1,000 LGBT people find that the cost-of-living crisis has hit LGBT workers hard.
One in five (20%) lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people told the TUC that they missed meals or went without food last year, accord... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | GMB urges Amazon Coventry workers to vote for historic union recognition | The month-long ballot process began after the Central Arbitration Committee granted the GMB the right to hold a legally binding vote. Amazon had previously rejected a voluntary recognition request.
If successful, the GMB would gain the righ... |
| May 17, 2024 | TUC Cymru 50: Pride and the miners’ strike | But how close is Pride’s Dai to the real Dai? And how did his life change after the strike? Dai tells us about his experiences of the 1984-85 miners’ strike and watching the film Pride.
I’d always suffered from a lack of confidence.
I wasn’... |
| Apr 20, 2024 | CDT Europe’s AI Bulletin: April 2024 | Also authored by CDT Europe’s AI Policy Fellow Jonathan Schmidt.
Policymakers in Europe are hard at work on all things artificial intelligence, and we’re here to keep you updated. We’ll cover laws and policies that relate to AI, and their i... |
| Apr 18, 2024 | TUC Introduces AI Bill to Protect Workers | The UK’s largest trade union body, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has proposed a bill for the regulation of AI in the workplace.
As AI and automation continues to proliferate across the UK’s workforce, the TUC and other union bodies have ra... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | A New Deal for young workers | On 1 April, the National Living Wage will go up to £11.44 per hour and be extended to workers aged 21 and over. But workers under 21 will still be paid less for the same work, simply because of their age and as many as seven in ten workers ... |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Government's move to reintroduce tribunal fee threatens workers' rights | The government is repeating the mistakes it made in 2013, when it unlawfully introduced employment tribunal fees.
Following UNISON’s legal challenge, the Supreme Court, in 2017, ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful because they ... |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Unions should lead the way on devolution | I’m very pleased to be able to contribute to the discussion prompted by the Devolution and Work Commission report on behalf of PCS, a union with a longstanding commitment to democratic devolution; our main predecessor unions campaigned for ... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Why we need a trade union agenda for devolution | The last decade has seen a significant expansion in devolution in the UK. For example, ten areas in England now have a devolved mayoral structure, with another seven planned by 2025 and further non-mayoral devolution deals being planned in ... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Better worker protections are coming and opponents must stop swimming against the tide | Rupert Soames, president of business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), was this week driven to acknowledge that improved workers’ rights is “really good for people who are employed”.
This matters because bolstering wo... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Newid! A programme for young trade unionists launches in Wales | It’s widely known that young workers are at the sharp end of the labour market. Wales TUC labelled those on the sharpest end “Britain’s young core workers” and categorised them as workers who are:
1) Earning low pay
2) More likely to face p... |
| Jan 9, 2024 | What’s the faith and belief network? | The Faith and Belief network was set up in recognition that we are not the only ones that do this work.
There are a whole raft of groups, organisations and societies that are embedded within communities and are also concerned with these iss... |
| Dec 1, 2023 | We won't stop defending the right to strike. | After 13 long years of Conservative government, nothing works in this country anymore.
But instead of getting on with fixing the mess they created, the government is focussed on attacking the right to strike.
Their new minimum services leve... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | The OBR’s evidence is clear: the Autumn Statement has done nothing to end the living standards and growth crises | In 2023-24 the increased budget is allocated for public sector pay increases (£3.9 billion for the NHS in 2023-24, and £0.4 and £1.4 billion for other departments in 2023-24 and 2024-25, respectively). Overall, the OBR have departmental spe... |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Employee microchipping could be commonplace by 2030 | You've probably had your dog or your cat microchipped, but how would you feel if your employer wanted to microchip you?
A survey of 5,000 senior decision makers in the finance sector reveals that 47 percent of leaders believe employee ... |
| Oct 27, 2022 | ‘Immature’ Biometrics Tech Poses Risk to Public, ICO Warns | The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a warning over the public risks of using emotional analysis and biometrics technologies.
The warning comes after an investigation into the responsible use of biometrics technologies, th... |
| Jul 12, 2022 | Too hot to work? Calls for maximum indoor working temperature to be introduced as heatwave grips Europe | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
There is an ocean of scientific evidence that has shown climate change is making heat waves longer, hotter, more f... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Long COVID could be keeping 1.1 million workers sidelined amid the labor shortage | Never miss a story: Follow your favorite topics and authors to get a personalized email with the journalism that matters most to you.
Nearly 900,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States, a shocking statistic even more than two ... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Density, which provides occupancy-tracking sensors to companies, raises $125M | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
New York-based Densit... |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Density, which provides occupancy-tracking sensors to companies, raises $125M | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
New York-based Density, a startup developing people-counting, AI-powered sensors, today announced that it raised $125 million in financ... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Bezos’s call for automated staffing schedules to reduce injuries fails to address employee concerns | Jeff Bezos wants Amazon to use “sophisticated algorithms” to track the muscle groups used by warehouse workers and ultimately reduce workplace injuries. The proposal, made in a recent lengthy shareholder letter, came on the heels of a faile... |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Making the case for women in STEM | Gender diversity is still a work in progress for most industries (particularly when it comes to pay disparities and hiring for executive or leadership roles), but some are further along than others. One field that still has a significant ga... |
| Feb 1, 2021 | How To Disrupt The Denial Of Everyday Sexism | Laura Bates, Founder The Everyday Sexism ProjectSiggi Holm |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Employee Monitoring Vs. Workplace Trust In An Age Of Remote Working | Excessive work monitoring risks breaking the contract of trust with staff.getty |
| Oct 26, 2020 | Is home working good for you? - speech by Andy Haldane | Is Home Working Good For You?
Speech given by Andy Haldane
Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Engaging Business Summit and Autumn Lecture
14 October 2020
The views expressed here are not necessarily those of t... |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Worst Opinion of the Week: Get Back to Work But Also Take This Hike in Train Fares | Worst Hot Take of the Week
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Story: As COVID-19 plunges the UK into the deepest recession since records began, every... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | The number of people employed in the UK dropped by the most since 2009 — a sign the jobs market may face yet more pain from the COVID-19 crisis | Employment in the UK dropped by the most since 2009, signalling that more pain may lay ahead for British-based workers, data released Tuesday showed.
The number of UK employees on payrolls fell in July by 730,000 from March, when the COVID-... |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Racial Inclusion: What Your Black Employees Really Need You To Know | With all the current movement around diversity and inclusion at the moment, one would be forgiven for thinking that organizations have suddenly switched on the light, and are working in earnest to promote and embed diversity and inclusion. |
| Jul 3, 2020 | The New Normal: Can Smart Buildings Create A Safer Workplace? | Open plan office in refurbished fire station. Port House, Antwerp, Belgium. Architect: Zaha Hadid ... [+] Architects, 2016. (Photo by: Hufton+Crow/View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Universal Images Group via Get... |
| May 6, 2020 | Working from home? With full fibre we could all enjoy a more flexible future… | Working from home? With full fibre we could all enjoy a more flexible future…
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Over these past weeks, many of us will have adopted entirely new ways of doing everyday activities, such as attending meetings, completing coursework, ... |
| Feb 12, 2020 | There Are Five Types Of Political Leader. So Which Is Donald Trump? | WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address as ... [+] House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Vice President Mike Pence look on in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives on Febr... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | The Fourth Industrial Revolution Could Lead To a Dark Future | Industry 4.0 double exposure concept. buffaloboy / Shutterstock.Com |
| Jan 9, 2020 | The Fourth Industrial Revolution Could Lead To a Dark Future | Industry 4.0 double exposure concept. buffaloboy / Shutterstock.Com
by Jamie Morgan
Cast your mind back a decade or so and consider how the future looked then. A public horizon of Obama-imbued “yes we can” and a high tide of hope and tolera... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | Gig Economy Workers Would Prefer Security Over Higher Earnings, Study Finds
Gig Economy Workers Would Prefer Security Over Higher Earnings, Study Finds | (Bloomberg) -- Gig economy work is a necessity rather than a choice and those reliant on it would be willing to earn less in exchange for more job security, according to a study of workers in the U.K. and the U.S.
The report by the London-b... |
| Sep 11, 2018 | Union Leader Calls for Four Day Work Week | Union leader Frances O’Grady, the general secretary for the Trade Union Congress (TUC) is pushing for a four-day working week, saying that workers could and should be able to benefit from the wealth generated by technological advances.
O’Gr... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | What is Self-Employed Insurance? | 0 shares
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Whilst the idea of becoming self-employed is for many people, an exciting prospect, offering up the opportunity to become your own boss, and most likely a lot more free... |
| Aug 10, 2012 | India's ACTA: Intellectual Property Rights And Secrecy Stall Treaty | The European Union has been secretly negotiating a free trade agreement with India since 2007 that is worryingly similar to ACTA. Intellectual property rights enforcement would include border detention and seizure measures of goods being im... |
| Feb 20, 2002 | 15m 'needed to bridge productivity gap' | 15m 'needed to bridge productivity gap'
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The TUC wants an extra 15 million for the East of England Development Agency to spend on bridging the productivity gap.
In a special budget submission just published, the TUC reje... |
| Feb 5, 2002 | UK employees working longer hours | UK employees working longer hours
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One in six UK workers puts in more than 48 hours a week, according to a Trades Union Congress report.
Despite Europe's working time directive, more people are working in excess of its 48-hou... |
| A 4-day working week might be edging closer — here’s why | With Spain set to test a four-day working week in response to the coronavirus pandemic, experts have said it could signify a more permanent shift in attitudes on our work-life balance.
The Spanish government agreed last week to pilot a 32-h... |
| Welsh union urges government action to mitigate AI inequality | The union, one of the largest in Wales, says Welsh workers face large hurdles in understanding and challenging the deployment of AI, as they lack access to essential information and are excluded from decision-making processes.
This leaves t... |
| Inspired by their own terrible experiences with men, these women founders are launching startups to dismantle Silicon Valley's toxic bro culture — and raising millions in the process | From left to right: Jessica Collier, Susan Fowler, and Jana Morrin. Michael O'Donnell; Mason Foster; Brett Dorrian; Marianne Ayala This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| Trade Unions push for AI legislation to safeguard workers | The draft legislation, titled the Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill, aims to translate ethical principles into concrete rights and obligations for employers and employees alike.
The TUC is the coordinating body for 48... |
| Could the Employment Rights Bill see contractors replace full-time employees? | With the Employment Rights Bill expected to come into effect in the next two years, more businesses could adapt to new regulations by hiring more contractors over full-time employees.
Introduced in October 2024, the bill is designed to stre... |
| Amazon Pay Rise: prime time or too little too late? | Amazon has confirmed it will raise minimum pay for warehouse staff and delivery drivers by 9.8%, two months after it was criticised for its alleged response to trade union membership.
The payday jackpot will bring the minimum wage for the e... |
| Labour vows to introduce Ethnicity Pay Gap reporting | The Labour Party has said it will require all large businesses to publish an Ethnicity Pay Gap report, if it wins the UK general election on July 4.
Party leader, Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the new pledges as part of the Labour Party’s offic... |
| Fact checking the government’s new childcare policy | Parents in the UK have been promised a lifeline in September 2025, when the government will extend its 30 hours free childcare offering to all eligible children under five.
Expectant mums and dads, who had been braced for budget-busting fee... |
