Introduction The last few weeks have seen an unprecedented change in the economic situation of the UK. Since the Prime Minister announced a full ‘lockdown’ on the 23rd March, economic activity in the ...

Insecure work has risen nearly three times faster than secure forms of employment since 2011, analysis shows TUC accuses Conservatives of presiding over a “race to the bottom” on employment standards ...

TUC North East, Yorkshire and Humber: Young Workers Patrol and Sheffield Transformed Saturday 29 November, Sheffield Join our young workers patrol in Sheffield. During the patrol, young activists go ...

We welcome the opportunity to respond to this inquiry, and to share our initial views on the impacts of DWP’s announced changes to disability and health-related benefits for working people across the ...

Help and advice for working people.Whether or not you are paid extra – over and above your normal hourly rate – for overtime worked will depend on your contract terms, but your average basic pay ...

Workers everywhere are fighting for action to tackle climate change, organising to futureproof at-risk jobs, mobilising to protect vulnerable communities here and abroad, and sweating for a low-carbon ...

…we believe that every employer should seek to negotiate a comprehensive drugs and alcohol policy that addresses these issues in a fair, open and non-judgemental way. In some workplaces, some form of ...

*Those who are also members of the Executive Committee are marked with an asterisk. Photography by Jess Hurd or provided by members of the General Council.

We’re choosing to stand up against racism and hate wherever we find it. We’re confident in our common values of respect and equality for all people in Wales. We are proudly listing the actions that we ...

The TUC has been conducting a four-year project on the use of AI in the employment relationship, assisted by a trade union working group (The TUC AI Working Group).

1 The TUC uses the term ‘Black workers’ to indicate people of colour with a shared history. ‘Black’ is used in a broad political and inclusive sense to describe people in the UK who have suffered from ...

Despite government promises to introduce “measures to protect those in low-paid work and the gig economy”, and to bring forward an employment bill that would “protect and enhance workers’ rights as ...