TUC policy teams on economics, workers' rights, wages, social security, pensions, corporate governance, AI & tech and climate & industrial policy.https://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lgxgbrs7ks2bFor decades unions have fought bad employers industrially, politically and in the courts when they have sought to undermine workers' collective voice. Great that this latest attempt to bypass unions has been roundly condemned in parliament. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxgbrs7ks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lgb7qbcyts2aThe way unions and employers engage is set for an overhaul. The employment rights bill going through parliament paves the way for a bigger role for unions in the economy. What does this mean for unions and how do unions and employers interact today? https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick-4cee2d.gosquared-mail.com%2Fl%3Fu%3D115b363c453ed2a1021041a20ea01050a7c35be6f1335a320c73385100745300bb23812a8fcd802c6566765a94a31b237e1bb6c4ba9de99494ef84e808d50728a67f4d9ba4033858893ea449ed49af9970450901e66ed14f7a1b7f5631fbc63e25e4f3c6b7e6fa8f52eef00a8f4a63b718b750eace1b4c46779990d444bbc43f450887bffa5fb6acd9a8ed7d27ce405509ad6292b85d69d761edc6764a4246e4bcde735dd35765aa8858a8b911e36e14&data=05%7C02%7CTSharp%40TUC.ORG.UK%7C440912312cf24fc82a5208dd3a283d87%7Caa678729a27343f196a8fbaf0bd6d5a0%7C1%7C0%7C638730666681948713%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vSS4Bo6QvPts9sjuRF0TETm2Yidqh%2BJlaVROK1d4qGk%3D&reserved=021 Jan 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgb7qbcyts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lf5yd66p5c2vThe TUC is urging the government to ensure that workers receive the lower of their earnings or statutory sick pay. At the very least they should receive 95 per cent of pay to reflect the payments received by the lowest-earning workers who currently qualify for SSP. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf5yd66p5c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lcl4h33gvc2w@steveakehurst.bsky.social tells #TUCdecentwork conference: "Once you get beyond the lobbyists who make a lot of noise in Westminster, you find a lot of support for these changes [in Employment Rights Bill]... across both large and small businesses."05 Dec 2024 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl4h33gvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lcl3laik2c2k@jrf-uk.bsky.social's @paulkissack.bsky.social says people with caring responsibilities are more likely to be in poverty. "These have to be part of a wider debate about making work pay." #TUCdecentwork05 Dec 2024 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3laik2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lcl3el4ym22kJeni Tennison of @connectedbydata.org tells the #TUCdecentwork conference that there needs to be more co-creation with tech at work so that workers are involved in the adoption of technology at an early stage.05 Dec 2024 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl3el4ym22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lcl2zwsij22dMichael Ford KC of Old Square Chambers tells the #TUCdecentwork conference that substitution clauses, use of intermediaries such as umbrella companies, and use of agency workers are deployed by employers to take those they hire out of the employment relationship.05 Dec 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcl2zwsij22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lckytqquhc2dMichele O'Neil of the Australian Council of Trade Unions highlights the introduction of multi-employer bargaining in Australia and the effective prohibition on employers cancelling collective agreements. #TUCdecentwork05 Dec 2024 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckytqquhc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lckuoze2ks2dGMB union organiser Amanda Gearing says you can only change conditions in places like Amazon once you get reps on the inside. Union is calling for changes to union recognition process to stop union busting. Took GMB 142 days to get a 12-page access agreement agreed at Amazon Coventry. #TUCdecentwork05 Dec 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckuoze2ks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lckkqr7h3k2dDarren Jones condemns zero hours contracts: "It is impossible for you to have security at work or home if you've no idea what money is coming through the door. This is something we thought we banished decades ago. People who do regular work have the right to a regular contract." #TUCdecentwork05 Dec 2024 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckkqr7h3k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lckeuzejs22vTUC General Secretary opens the TUC Decent Work conference telling delegates that the Employment Rights Bill will be the biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation. #Decentwork05 Dec 2024 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lckeuzejs22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tuceconomics.bsky.social/post/3lavufizai226The agenda for the @tuceconomics.bsky.social and abrdn Financial Fairness Trust Decent Work conference has now been published, complete with fancy icons to click on: https://tuc.zohobackstage.com/DecentWorkConference2024#/agenda?day=1&lang=en This will be a fantastic event for anyone involved in workers' rights and labour market policy.14 Nov 2024 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:6f537ko6dbtttefqv6g3efo3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavufizai226