2nd October 2024
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Annual commuting time is up 18 hours, says TUC

Getting to and from work now takes 5 minutes longer than a decade ago, according to analysis published by the TUC to mark the annual Commute Smart Week organised by Work Wise UK. Rail commuters face the longest journeys, taking an average of 2 hours and 11 minutes every day – an increase of 4 […]

Majority support the election of workers on company boards…

Nearly six in ten (59 per cent) of people have stated that they support the election of worker representatives onto the boards of large companies, a new poll published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has found. Coinciding with the release of the government’s green paper on corporate governance on November 29, the TUC has […]

Tribunal fees ‘pricing out’ the number of claims made…

Figures released this month by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have shown the number of UK workers challenging unfair treatment or discrimination in the workplace has fallen by 9,000 a month.  Analysis found that in the year 2012-13, before tribunal fees of £1,200 per claim were introduced, an average of 16,000 people per month took a claim against their employer. However, the figure had dropped to […]

One in eight too ill or disabled to work at state pension age, TUC claims…

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has revealed as a result of its recent report that approximately one in eight male and female workers are forced to put an end to employment before state pension age due to disability or ill-health concerns. The ‘Postponing the pension: are we all working longer?’ research found 436,000 workers who […]

Industry Spotlight: UK workers experience substantial wage drop compared to all leading economies, says TUC…

Despite the introduction of a new National Living Wage of at least £7.20 per hour for workers over the age of 25 – as well as a whole host of organisations publicly declaring their commitment to higher wages for employees — analysis published by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has determined that UK workers suffered the biggest fall in real wages (wages that are adjusted for inflation) […]