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Rightwing outrage at Labour’s pay deals is out of step with public mood

As figures suggest risk of wage-price spiral is overblown, unions say they have public’s backing for settling of long-running disputes

The Guardian - UK

How did CEO pay get so high in UK and can we do anything about it?

Median pay for a FTSE 100 boss rose to £4.19m in 2023, 120 times that of the average full-time worker

The Guardian - UK

Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law

Senior figures praise repeal of law but privately some want full workers’ rights overhaul implemented without delay

The Guardian - UK

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Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment

The Guardian - UK

Union recognition vote by Amazon staff fails to reach majority

Workers at the online giant’s Coventry site were involved in the ballot.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer on collision course with unions over public sector pay

PM tells unions to prepare for disappointment despite warnings of a crisis in staffing and recruitment

The Guardian - UK

General election TV Q&A: Sunak refuses to accept tax burden will definitely rise during next parliament – as it happened

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Long-term Sickness, Depression Cause Over 1.5 Million British Women To Drop Out Of The Workforce

There has been a 48% increase in the number of women economically inactive due to ill health, compared to five years ago.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak told 'cost of living crisis not over' as inflation eases

THE Prime Minister has been warned the cost of living crisis is not yet over as he welcomed the latest inflation figures.

The National (Scotland)

UK unemployment may not reach its worst, but economic rebound will stall

Failure to cut interest rates will take money out of the system, hitting businesses such as hospitality

The Guardian - UK

Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds

Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most ‘wage black spots’ in London

The Guardian - UK

TUC boss and retail chief call for action on wealthy tax dodgers

Paul Nowak and Julian Richer say taxes of up to £36bn a year are owed by companies and individuals

The Guardian - UK

UK households face battle to regain former living standards even if inflation eases

Workers on average incomes are missing out on wage rises as energy bills increase

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FTSE 100 chiefs paid more in three days than average UK yearly wage, study says

Thinktank says analysis shows ‘obscene levels of pay inequality’ and calls for workers to be given places on company boards

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Call to end ‘cruel’ winter rises as energy bills go up by £100 a year

Campaign groups call on regulator to abolish January bill increase, saying households are facing an ‘assault from all sides’

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UK anti-strike law is ‘galvanising moment’ for unions, says TUC boss

Paul Nowak calls new law ‘spiteful’ and says TUC will defend any worker who exercises their right to strike

The Independent UK

Union backing for Labour’s New Deal for Working People

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak will call on employers to ’embrace Labour’s economic reset’ and work with unions to boost productivity and skills.

The Independent UK

Public purse losing £29m a week as a result of tax breaks for banks – TUC

The Treasury will lose at least £1.5 billion a year over the next four years, report claims.

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The Independent UK

Unions present Tata with alternative plan aimed at saving jobs at steel plant

Tata Steel wants to decarbonise its site at Port Talbot in South Wales under moves to safeguard its future.

Evening Standard

Disability pay gap higher than it was a decade ago says TUC

The pay gap between non-disabled and disabled workers is higher than it was a decade ago, according to a new analysis by the Trades Union Congress.

The Independent UK

Irish and UK unions warn strikes law could ‘sour’ relations with EU

The TUC and ICTU said the legislation may breach the UK-EU Trade and Co-operation agreement.

The Guardian - UK

UK financial regulators scrap cap on bankers’ bonuses

Bonus cap to end on 31 October, a move condemned by unions as an ‘insult to working people’

The Guardian - UK

Pressure on Reeves to drop Labour opposition to higher wealth taxes

Union leaders and MPs on left of party say UK’s finances must be improved by taxing very richest

The Independent UK

Rayner to strengthen workers’ rights ‘within Labour’s first 100 days in office’

The deputy Labour leader told her party’s conference that the New Deal for Working People would not be watered down.

The Independent UK

Majority ‘against lowering inheritance tax threshold’ – poll

The Government is reportedly considering raising the inheritance tax limit.

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