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Gig-economy – Legal action launched in latest case of ‘forced self-employment’

7th March 2017

Union GMB has announced it will start legal action on behalf of members working as couriers for delivery company, DX. The union says that legal action will be taken with the aim of securing rights on pay, holidays, health and safety, discipline and grievances, on behalf of members who work as couriers and drivers for DX.

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Gender pay gap in Britain is “shaped by racial inequality”

6th March 2017

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A million workers on zero hours contracts: “inevitable”

3rd March 2017

The number of people on zero hours contracts has risen to a new high of 910,000.

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Employers should commit to diversity at different pay bands, says review

28th February 2017

The UK economy could be boosted by £24bn-a-year if black and minority ethnic (BME) people progressed in work at the same rate as their white counterparts. That’s according to a new government-backed review, which has been published today.

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Are you underpaid? New Government campaign aims to raise lowest paid workers’ knowledge of their rights

26th February 2017

Are tips counted as part of your pay? If so, you could be underpaid, according to a new Government campaign.

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Mental health: why can’t employees speak out?

23rd February 2017

THREE quarters of employees in the legal profession are uncomfortable speaking out about mental health issues. That’s according to a new survey, which asked senior business decision makers in the legal profession, whether employees at their organisation felt able to talk about their mental health.

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Lloyd’s of London calls time on liquid lunches

16th February 2017

As Lloyd's of London bans booze during the day, we look at how employers can manage alcohol related problems in the workplace

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Gig-economy costs the Government £4 billion a year

14th February 2017

Zero-hours contracts and low-paid self-employment costs the Exchequer an estimated £4bn a year, according to a new TUC report published today.

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Pimlico Plumbers: Another spanner in the works of the gig economy?

14th February 2017

Pimlico Plumbers v Smith, Court of Appeal finding in gig economy case

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The UK’s top companies must be more ambitious in their approach to tackling social mobility

9th February 2017
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