A “powerful” new workers’ watchdog will be created to protect the rights of employees in the UK, it has been revealed.
Start preparing for the end of the furlough scheme
While we are still in the grip of the Covid 19 pandemic and the full opening up of the country is still in the balance, many employers need to turn their attention to the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), better known as furlough.
Steep rise in working poverty prompts appeal
Employers have been asked to play their part after a new
report highlighted a sharp rise in working poverty.
Working poverty rates have risen across the entire country, according to the
report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank.
Returning workers face crisis of confidence
As the country and industry gradually returns to a semblance of normality, many people who have been away from the workplace for over a year are facing a crisis of confidence, according to a new report.
Long hours killing workers says WHO
Long working hours are
killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, according to the World Health
Organization (WHO).
The first global study of its kind showed 745,000 people died in 2016 from
stroke and heart disease due to long hours.