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Wages will rise for 3.5 million workers, but the Low Pay Commission warned businesses were beginning to struggle with large increases.

Unite has responded most critically to parts of the legislation, accusing the government of tying itself ‘up in knots’

Trade union leaders meet ministers for final talks on employment rights bill before unveiling on Thursday

Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the party conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before backtracking

Statistics show 16 to 24-year-olds out of work at highest level since pandemic, a rise of almost 50% in two years

PM expected to make clear in key Brighton speech that he will not risk economic stability ‘under any circumstances’

The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research

Exclusive: TUC boss Paul Nowak urged new Labour government to deliver the ‘change’ the public voted for and to ‘start making a difference in their pockets and in their communities’

Paul Nowak welcomes government’s ‘crucial first step’ on pay, but says more needs to be done after 14 years of wage decline