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Matt Wrack plans to stay in post as teaching union’s general secretary

Wrack, whose appointment as NASUWT chief faced legal challenge, condemns ‘ludicrous’ efforts to undermine him

The Guardian - UK

Reeves warned employment rights law has already led to hiring freeze and loss of business confidence

The chancellor has found herself under siege as two surveys of businesses reveal a loss of confidence

The Independent UK

Employment rights bill ‘improves Labour’s favourability among voters’

Polling for TUC suggests measures could lure voters back from Reform, Greens or independents, but finds low awareness

The Guardian - UK

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Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says

Exclusive: Paul Nowak acknowledges voters’ frustrations but says Reform UK hasn’t got the answers, and urges Keir Starmer to resist any move to the right

The Guardian - UK

Starmer under pressure from biggest backers to unpick Brexit after Trump tariffs

As the prime minister grapples with the US trade tariffs, trade unions and business groups are pushing him to negotiate closer ties with the EU

The Independent UK

Concerns raised over banners 'bordering on race hatred' in Scottish town

Concerns have been raised after ‘racist’ banners have appeared at a Clydebank landmark ...

The National (Scotland)

Reeves to take on unions in showdown over austerity Budget

A defiant chancellor will deliver her spring statement against a background of threats from trade unions and discontent from the Labour left

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Employment rights bill must do more to stop ‘disposable labour’ in UK, say unions

Joint statement says important strides have been made since mass firing of workers by P&O Ferries three years ago

The Guardian - UK

Tories seek to exempt pubs, restaurants and sports stadiums from Labour harassment ban

Labour figures have dubbed Tory plans the ‘Chris Pincher amendment’ after the disgraced former Tory MP

The Independent UK

UK politics: UK expels Russian diplomat and says Moscow is seeking closure of British embassy in city – as it happened

Move is in response to similar Russian measures earlier this week

The Guardian - UK

More support for people in ill health to stay in work ‘could save UK £1bn’

Commission for Healthier Working Lives warns against cutting benefits and calls for proactive route for 8m affected

The Guardian - UK

Work-related illness costing UK economy £400m a week, union analysis says

Study comes as trade unions press case for workers rights reform as employment legislation returns to the Commons this week

The Independent UK

Huge cost to the economy of work-related ill health – TUC

Days lost because of health conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety have increased by a third since 2010, a study suggests.

Evening Standard

Britain’s biggest unions call for much closer UK-EU ties amid ‘volatile’ global economy

Exclusive: union umbrella body calls for new cooperation agreement ahead of Keir Starmer’s reset talks with Brussels

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Labour unveils sick-pay guarantee for 1.3m lowest-paid workers

Workers earning under £123 a week to get 80% of salary in sick pay, keeping more people off benefits

Evening Standard

Workers putting in billions of pounds of unpaid overtime – report

TUC urges workers to finish their shifts on time and take breaks.

The Guardian - UK

‘Exploited’ migrant farm workers in UK paid for picks, not hours

Call for investigation into unfair payment for labourers on seasonal visa scheme

The Guardian - UK

Even Reform voters think the workers’ rights bill is good news. So why isn’t Labour shouting about it?

Why would the government water down and downplay such a popular policy? Because the business lobby doesn’t like it, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media

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The Independent UK

Trump and Farage branded ‘political fraudsters’ in warning over workers’ rights

Exclusive: TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warns President Trump and Nigel Farage are offering false hope to workers in the US and UK

The Independent UK

Women effectively worked for free so far this year when compared to the average man

The wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time

Evening Standard

Gender pay gap remains ‘stubbornly high’ – TUC

Wage difference is because women tend to be employed in lower-paid jobs and are more likely to work part-time, says report.

The Independent UK

Focus on boosting workers’ rights rather than immigration raids to quash Farage threat, Starmer told

A new survey commissioned by the TUC and Hope Not Hate has revealed that banning zero hours contracts is supported by two thirds of Reform and Tory voters

The Guardian - UK

Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support

Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters

The Guardian - UK

Most zero-hours workers ‘with same employer for more than a year’

TUC says 1m people are on the insecure contracts – with 130,000 still not having full rights after 10 years

The Independent UK

Unions press Labour on workers rights bill as hundreds of thousands ‘stuck’ on zero-hours contracts

The Trades Union Congress said one in 12 zero-hours worker has been with their current employer for more than a decade, while almost half have been in the same job for more than two years

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