The myth of the end of workplace racism
On the same day that research from the House of Commons Library reveals that there has been a 49% increase in the long term unemployed since 2010 among young people…
Brexit: Three Things To Look Out For Before Christmas
It’s been 18 months since the EU referendum, and we’re still waking up to breaking news on every aspect of Brexit legislation and negotiations. It’s easy to get lost in…
The key to reducing inequality? Stronger trade unions
Inequality is rapidly rising up the political agenda right across the West. Thanks to Thomas Piketty, but no doubt also to a long recession which has seen a sharp fall…
Why Manufacturing Matters
Manufacturing is crucial to our success yet it is facing a cliff-edge collapse. Steve Turner, Unite the Union’s assistant general secretary, explains why his union is launching an industrial strategy…
What Should We Make of 2025?
As the year draws to a close, we asked Ann Pettifor, Maya Goodfellow and Manual Cortes for their political highs and lows of 2025. Ann Pettifor, Director at Policy Research…
Women in the Workplace: Thoughts for International Women’s Day
The TUC Women’s Conference, the democratic voice of women at work, is convening this International Women’s Day at Congress House to discuss the issues of low pay, pay restraint and…
Turning employees into ‘owners’? The falsest promise yet
This article was first published by the Institute of Employment Rights on 12 October 2024. Three employment law experts look into the “deeply worrying” shares-for-rights trade off proposed by George…
Low-paid workers – worse off next year and even worse off in 2020
One image from the TV coverage of George Osborne’s July Budget sticks in my mind. It hasn’t got anything to do with the Chancellor’s smirk as he announced the “National…
Labour Market Realities: Young Workers
For young workers, poor quality employment is the new normal. They increasingly move from zero-hour contract to zero-hour contract, agency job to agency job. In this world, pay tends to…
Budget 2021: Our panellists give their reaction
Daisy Sands, Head of Policy & Campaigns at the Fawcett Society Today’s budget contained a little help but a lot of hurt for women. The greatest hit came with the…
When the gambling industry realised women were potential customers, it reeled them in
Walk down the average British high street these days and you’ll notice a collection of vacated betting shops. This sight would appear to reassure researchers who have long noted that…