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Labour to force vote on boosting workers’ rights in wake of P&O sackings

Labour will force an emergency vote in Parliament on Monday on the sacking of 800 P&O workers and demand that the Government takes action to outlaw the so-called fire and rehire of staff. The party said reports suggest the Government was made aware ...

20 Mar 2022 at 23:55

Liz Truss urged to ‘come clean’ over plans for workers’ rights

Liz Truss has been urged to “come clean” over her plans for workers’ rights if she becomes prime minister, amid reports she is planning a post-Brexit shake-up of employment laws. The Times reported on Saturday that the Foreign Secretary, widely ...

03 Sept 2022 at 11:48

Football

FIFA urged to commit to compensation scheme for World Cup migrant workers

FIFA has been asked to respond to calls for a compensation scheme for World Cup migrant workers in Qatar by the end of the month. A UEFA working group met with FIFA in Zurich on Wednesday to discuss the scheme, and reiterate its support for ...

14 Oct 2022 at 17:31

Scotland

Employers urged to sign up to Covid safety pledge

Unions are encouraging employers to sign up to a Covid safety pledge designed to ensure workplaces adopt measures which minimise the spread of the virus. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and the Independent SAGE group of ...

13 May 2022 at 12:25

City

Unions call for wage protection as inflation soars

The country’s top trade union leader has said that ministers are “spoiling for a fight” with workers as inflation massively outstrips pay. Trades Union Congress general secretary Frances O’Grady said that the Government should ...

22 Jun 2022 at 13:47

Labour not watering down its workers’ rights plans – Angela Rayner

Labour is not watering down its commitment to strengthen workers’ rights, Angela Rayner has said. The Financial Times newspaper reported that Labour has scaled back its commitments to bolster workers’ rights in an attempt to ...

18 Aug 2023 at 17:26

Rayner to detail Labour’s ‘new deal’ for workers in meeting with apprentices

Scottish workers have been “left out in the cold” by ministers in Scotland and the UK, Angela Rayner has said. The deputy Labour leader will meet apprentices in Glasgow on Thursday to set out her party’s plans for a new ...

16 Aug 2023 at 22:30

New right to ask for flexible working from first day in job comes into force

New rights to request flexible working should benefit millions of workers, according to workplace experts. From Saturday, employees will have the legal right to request flexible working from their first day in a new ...

06 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Derry council to host series of events focusing on workers’ rights

A series of events focusing on workers’ rights will be held this month marking Workers Rights & Social Justice Week (WRSJW), which this year runs from Monday April 24th until Monday May 1st. Social Justice is about ...

16 Apr 2023 at 10:33

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'406 Days - The Debenhams Picket Line' film in Waterside Theatre

A series of events focusing on workers’ rights is being held locally to mark Workers Rights and Social Justice Week (WRSJW). As part of the event, the documentary '406 Days - The Debenhams Picket Line' film will ...

27 Apr 2023 at 20:33

New ‘fire and rehire’ rules will not stop another P&O-type scandal, union warns

The TUC union has warned that new rules from ministers designed to tackle “fire and rehire” practices are “not going to stop another P&O-style scandal”. The Government has said companies which sack workers who ...

24 Jan 2023 at 12:39

National News

New Work Life bill to enhance workers' rights passed by Oireachtas

A new bill to improve workers' rights, including flexible working arrangements for parents and carers and a right to request remote work, has been passed by the Oireachtas. Minister Roderic O’Gorman has today ...

30 Mar 2023 at 22:33

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