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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

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 shareholder meeting ...

31 May 2023 at 20:38

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 £5 billion annually. Shadow business ...

21 Oct 2024 at 23:07

Football

Benjamin Mendy urges Man City to do ‘honourable thing’ after winning pay claim

Benjamin Mendy says he is “delighted” after his former club Manchester City was ordered by a judge to pay him around £8.5 million for wrongly stopping his pay. Mendy, 30, also called on the club to do the “honourable thing” and pay up ...

06 Nov 2024 at 14:43

Football

Benjamin Mendy wins around £8.5m from Manchester City, judge rules

Manchester City will have to pay ex-player Benjamin Mendy around £8.5m after a judge ruled the club had wrongly stopped his pay. The 30-year-old took City to an employment tribunal in Manchester last month, claiming his former club ...

06 Nov 2024 at 13:23

City

CBI chief hits out at Reeves after firms face ‘heavy burden’ from tax rises

Rachel Reeves’ Budget caught firms “off guard” and will undermine investment and jobs, the head of one of Britain’s leading business groups has said. Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry ...

25 Nov 2024 at 12:45

Employers who flout visa laws and exploit foreign workers to face crackdown

Employers who flout visa rules could face lengthy bars from hiring foreign workers, as part of a crackdown on abuse and exploitation. Ministers plan to double the length of time companies can be sanctioned to two years for ...

28 Nov 2024 at 09:30

Scotland

Labour will tackle scourge of in-work poverty, Sarwar pledges

Labour will tackle the “scourge” of low pay, Anas Sarwar vowed after his party’s analysis suggested in-work poverty increased by 48% while the Conservatives were in government. The Scottish Labour leader said the UK ...

01 Aug 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

10 Sept 2024 at 11:17

Huge changes to employment rights unveiled

The Government is pledging to create a new partnership between business, unions and workers with wide-ranging changes to employment rights. An Employment Rights Bill will be introduced within the first 100 days,...

18 Jul 2024 at 09:45

‘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 ...

13 Oct 2022 at 19:16

Government to overturn Lords bid to weaken workers’ rights Bill

The Government plans to show its commitment to delivering its workers’ rights Bill when it returns to the Commons on Monday amid fears it could be weakened. The Employment Rights Bill, which is in its ...

16 Sept 2025 at 09:01

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