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Government agrees to ensure bereavement leave covers miscarriages

Ministers were also able to head off a potential rebellion from Labour MPs over calls to increase paternity leave.

Evening Standard

Government backs proposal for paid bereavement leave to cover miscarriage

The Women and Equalities Committee has pressed the case for change, with the Government agreeing to amend the Employment Rights Bill.

Evening Standard

British firms not swayed by US push to scrap diversity goals, says minister

Labour MP Justin Madders said UK firms had their ‘own approach’ to equality, amid pressure from the American government to scale back initiatives.

Evening Standard

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Farmers fear being ‘blacklisted’ for raising concerns with watchdog, MPs told

Liberal Democrat MP David Chadwick ) said the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) should have more remit to ensure a ‘fair market’ for farmers.

The Independent UK

MPs approve paid neonatal leave to provide ‘support and reassurance’ for parents

The statutory instrument will provide parents a day-one right to up to 12 weeks of neonatal leave and pay.

Evening Standard

Government to look at noisy fireworks concerns after calls to limit sales

Under existing rules, members of the public must not buy fireworks louder than 120 decibels.

Evening Standard

Gig economy firms warned by UK government they may be operating illegally

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law

The Guardian - UK

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UK competition watchdog investigates Apple and Google’s mobile platforms

CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog role for ex-boss of Amazon UK ‘a slap in face’, say unions

Business minister denies government ‘in pocket of big tech’ after hiring Doug Gurr to chair CMA

The Guardian - UK

Labour considering ban on use of NDAs to hush up sexual misconduct at work

Ministers prepared to back change in law to prohibit misuse of gagging clauses by employers, it is understood

The Guardian - UK

SNP minister calls for action as Scots fork out £44m on delivery surcharges

AN SNP minister has written to his Labour counterparts in London demanding action after figures showed Scots had forked out £44 million in…

The National (Scotland)

UK minister promises to force companies to end subscription traps

Legislation will be drafted to ensure consumers find it easy to exit unwanted signups and to get a refund

The Guardian - UK

Warning over e-bike and e-scooter fire risk

The Department for Business and Trade said faulty parts have resulted in hundreds of fires across the UK.

The Independent UK

Warning not to buy e-bikes and e-scooters from rogue online retailers after deadly fires

The Department for Business and Trade said faulty parts have resulted in hundreds of fires across the UK

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Inside the MPs v journalists football match at Labour conference

His party is hoping to shake off allegations of cronyism and sleaze over senior figures repeatedly accepting freebies and gifts from donors, including thousands of pounds worth of clothing

The Guardian - UK

Teesworks review criticises freeport project’s secrecy and value for money

Government-backed scheme overseen by Tory mayor cleared of cronyism and corruption, but transparency found wanting

The Independent UK

Do more to protect old pubs to stop another loss like Crooked House, MPs told

Conservative MP Marco Longhi told the Commons that more needed to be done to protect historic public houses.

The Independent UK

‘Just a gimmick’: Suella Braverman criticised over plans to tag migrants

Home Office officials are mulling ankle tags as a way to prevent migrants who cannot be housed in limited detention sites from absconding

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The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail cuts hours at half its customer service points

Critics fear the change could negatively affect businesses and workers who already struggle to collect their post and packages

Daily Mirror

Surge in zero hours contracts with North East hit by biggest rise in insecure work

The Tories vowed to tackle precarious zero hours contracts five years ago but the Government has failed to deliver on its promise

Daily Mirror

Tories accused of 'workers rights plot' after scuppering bid to stop them expiring

Tory MPs voted down a move to prevent laws protecting the right to paid holidays, rest breaks and maternity rights from expiring in a 'Brexit bonfire'

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve got no choice’: locals fear life as lab rats in UK hydrogen heating pilot

In Whitby, just outside Ellesmere Port, residents wait to hear whether their village will be chosen

Wales Online

NHS has ‘collapsed’ say frontline healthcare workers

The Government has been urged to 'grip this crisis'

The Independent UK

Health Secretary is told frontline staff believe NHS has ‘collapsed’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay sought to play down the concerns raised by senior frontline clinicians.

Daily Mirror

'Dickensian Tories trapped in the past expect public to grovel like Oliver Twist'

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' refusal to meet union bosses and treatment of striking workers exposes the Tories as a party who don't care about the public, writes Kevin Maguire.

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