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‘Morally repugnant’

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020

A number of Cambridge University colleges, which are targeting some of their lowest paid employees for the jobs’ axe as they juggle their Covid-19 finances, hav...

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'Penny pinching'

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020

‘Inadequate’ sick pay and worker bus fare rises at the coronavirus-hit Bernard Matthews’ turkey processing factory in Suffolk increase the risk of further Covid...

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Rolls-Royce plant 'heart and soul' of local jobs

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Workforce balloting on strike action to save historic Lancashire Rolls-Royce factory

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'Wake up call' for rogue employers

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Legal case against Lancashire electronic firm warning to employers abusing furlough

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Unite victory on remote sign-on

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Major London bus operator rules out remote sign on

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'Lifetime skills guarantee' won't make up for mass unemployment

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

New lifelong learning package ‘will not give workers skills and support they need’ amid crisis

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Uber

'Sad day for London's travelling public'

Tuesday, September 29th, 2020

Unite slams court decision granting Uber in London new licence to operate despite safety failings

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'Never-ending gravy train'

Monday, September 28th, 2020

Unite slams £240,000 pay-off for former NHS trust boss who quit telling staff 'life's too short'

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More than 1m jobs 'consigned to the scrapheap'

Monday, September 28th, 2020

Jobs in nightlife, sport, arts and events will fall through the cracks of chancellor’s short-time working scheme

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Heathrow has 'moral duty' to loyal workers

Friday, September 25th, 2020

Heathrow urged to halt brutal plans to fire and rehire thousands in light of new jobs scheme

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Bernard Matthews workers 'left in the lurch'

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

Bernard Matthews breaks pledge and leaves essential workers stranded

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Verdict at Lizaveta’s trial

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

“They claimed I was arrested by a special police squad aka OMON in the centre of Grodno in a crowd of protesters. But the reality is I was arrested in front of ...

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Face covering fines 'will make little difference' if rules not enforced

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

Unite calls for stricter enforcement of face covering rules as new figures show only 400 passengers fined

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Stobart job losses 'latest blow for airport workers'

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Stobart Aviation Services to cut ground crew jobs at Manchester, Southend and Stansted Airports

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'Chaos and confusion'

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Confidence in RSPCA chief executive draining away as redundancy process 'effectively collapses'

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New restrictions 'will hit hospitality industry hard'

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Hospitality workers "desperately need" extra government support and furlough scheme extension

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Short-time working scheme in the offing?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak may soon bow to union pressure and announce new wage support scheme

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Rail franchising ends

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020

Unite says 'simply unacceptable' that private companies still cashing in on the UK’s railways and reiterates renationalisation call

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