Barnardo’s reveals increase in children being forced into crime
Barnardo’s, the leading children’s charity, is seeing increasing numbers of cases of children at risk of multiple dangers, including sexual and criminal exploitation.
Nearly 60...
Disabled workers earn £2,730 a year less on average than non-disabled workers says report
A new TUC report published today finds that the disability pay gap has increased to its highest level since 2013.
In 2017 average hourly pay...
Online Safety Bill will force social media Companies to bar underage children
The new online safety bill which is coming back to Parliament next week will go further than before to shield children and protect free...
Government must get vaccine rollout right and to all key workers says union
Essential key workers including shop workers, school staff and those in utilities must be prioritised in the vaccine rollout to stop the spread of...
Four jailed for 137 years for murder of Ashley Dale
Four men have today been sentenced to a total of 173 years in prison for the murder of Ashley Dale at her home in...
Government to set out energy proposals for business next week
The government will next week set out further details of its plan to support businesses through the energy crisis, Prime Minister Liz Truss's spokesman...
Pay offer is a kick in the teeth for police
Unite, Unison and the GMB have reacted with anger after police staff were ‘offered’ a pay freeze that amounts to a massive real terms...
Easter Food sales give High Street boost in March
An early Easter boosted food spending in Britain last month, lifting retail sales by the most since August, according to the British Retail Consortium.
Total...
Government to bring in strike legislation to guarantee minimum service levels as unions attack...
The Government has announced that will introduce legislation to ensure key public services maintain minimum safety levels during industrial action, as seeks to limit...
Ministers’ mixed messages on Covid safety will put workers at risk from April
The TUC has written to Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng warning that workers’ safety is being put at risk by confusion created by guidance announced...