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FA announces improved female pro contracts including enhanced maternity policy

Improved contracts for professional female players – including an enhanced maternity policy – will come into effect from next season, the Football Association has announced. It was revealed last week that an agreement had been reached between the FA ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Football

PFA working to give female players parity with men on contract extension options

The Professional Footballers’ Association is seeking to give female players parity with their male counterparts on contract extension options, to avoid them being left “in limbo” when their deals expire. The union said last week it had agreed ...

01 Feb 2022 at 12:25

‘Financial pressure’ for women to work soon after miscarriage

Women have said there is “financial pressure” to work soon after a miscarriage as there is no guarantee of protection under current law. Sam Canaway, 40, told PA news agency she pushed herself to work while “suffering the trauma” following ...

13 Oct 2022 at 19:16

World

US Amazon workers upset over job cuts stage walkout at HQ

Amazon workers upset about recent lay-offs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact are planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters. The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon’s annual ...

31 May 2023 at 20:38

Workers ‘cheated’ out of holiday pay – TUC

Workers are being “cheated” out of holiday pay worth £2 billion as some employers deliberately deny holiday requests, according to a new report. The TUC said its research suggested that 1.1 million employees did not take any of ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:17

Government to hold talks on ending ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts

Angela Rayner is set to hold another round of talks with trade unions and business leaders as the Government continues its drive to end “exploitative” zero-hours contracts. The Deputy Prime Minister and the Business Secretary, ...

18 Sept 2024 at 18:04

Proposed workers’ rights law has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ – union boss

A senior union leader has described parts of the Government’s new package on workers’ rights as having “more holes than Swiss cheese.” Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, broadly welcomed the Employment Rights Bill ...

10 Oct 2024 at 08:38

Business groups welcome plans to improve workers’ rights with new laws

Business leaders have welcomed the Government’s plans for a major overhaul of workers’ rights. Leading business group the CBI said ministers deserved credit for engaging with employers and unions on the Employment Rights ...

10 Oct 2024 at 14:09

Reynolds: New workers’ rights law sets out ‘modern and fair vision for future’

The Government has published its plans for workers’ rights, describing them as the biggest upgrade in employment rights for a generation. Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Employment Rights Bill will raise ...

10 Oct 2024 at 19:58

Estimated £2 per hour pay gap for disabled employees ‘infuriating’

Disabled workers are likely to earn on average two pounds less an hour than their non-disabled counterparts, according to estimates a charity has branded “infuriating”. The disability pay gap in the UK was 12.7% in ...

17 Oct 2024 at 13:18

Smaller businesses ‘could face higher costs under new employment laws’

Small businesses could be hit with a higher cost burden to comply with the Government’s new employment rights plans, according to Whitehall’s own assessment of the legislation. The Employment Rights Bill is ...

21 Oct 2024 at 16:29

Tories warn of ‘existential crisis’ as Employment Bill to cost firms billions

Tories: Changes to employment rights could cause ‘crisis’ for small businesses

Small businesses should be spared from some of the proposed changes to employment rights, the Conservatives have suggested, as Whitehall’s own analysis of the legislation shows it could cost firms almost ...

21 Oct 2024 at 23:07

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