Find out why Gavin Edwards is "hugely optimistic" about the implementation of Fair Pay Agreements in the adult social care sector ⤵️

Got my finger on the pulse.

I know it came out a couple of weeks back, but still find the section of the latest report from the covid inquiry depressing but unsurprising. Despite clear advice on the need for better financial support for people to self-isolate, the treasury and the chancellor just ignored it.

Employers! Avoid this problem by simply not firing someone an hour after they start a job you have presumably selected them for.

Zack Polanski in September: The Green Party stands in solidarity with the TUC in saying there must be no watering down of Workers’ Rights, Green Party peers tonight: voting with Tories and Lib Dems to water down measures to stop exploitative zero hours contracts. votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...

Job cuts at TikTok came eight days before workers were due to vote on union recognition. UK MPs urged to investigate TikTok’s plans to cut 439 content moderator jobs www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Great piece by @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social in support of the ECHR: exactly the points I and others in @soclablaw.bsky.social have been making. labourlist.org/2025/10/paul...

A really welcome announcement on employment tribunal fees. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/dont-l... The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay promises stronger protections for workers, but proposals being considered in Whitehall to reintroduce employment tribunal fees would risk undermining that progress.

The likes of EVRi, Deliveroo etc, and the murky pay 'models' they inflict on their workers, needs serious attention www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Obstruction on the line: Employment Rights Bill delayed by peers’ amendments. @timsharp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk update on shenanigans in the Lords www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/obstru...

Appalled to read this. A critical funder of UK social and fiscal policy research has just been summarily dumped, along with its key staff and trustees. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Time to boost workers' data rights to shed a light on the algorithms that determine their work and pay. UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after secretive algorithm changes www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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More needs to be done to facilitate workers' collective data rights. The TUC response to the government's call for evidence on data intermediaries: www.tuc.org.uk/research-ana...

What you will see next month: me speaking at this great event. What you won't see: that terrible beard, which although it occasionally reappears in pixel form, is thankfully no longer attached to my face.

At £118.75 a week, low statutory sick pay is a real issue. One figure we didn’t include: households with a full-time worker spend £193 a week on essentials like food, housing, fuel and power. Even among lower income households, it’s £128. SSP doesn’t cover the basics.

Enjoyed speaking at an IOSH event on the platform economy in parliament today, chaired by Lee Barron MP. We need swift moves to update employment status rules to ensure platform workers are protected by labour law and measures that foster a strong trade union presence in emerging sectors.

Why does Nigel Farage want me to lose my job?

I like East Lothian on a sunny day.

Once again, I conclude that Stratford is the worst place in London. And I include Bank station in that.

Many politicians - Tony Blair just the latest - appear more sceptical about public support for net zero agenda than evidence suggests is warranted. Most recent YouGov poll found 61% of UK voters support govt plans on this, with just 24% opposed… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📣 Read the new Digit Data Commentary, ‘Labour rights in the digital economy: A first look at the CBR Platform Work Index’, by Louise Bishop, Christine Carter, Simon Deakin and Kamelia Pourkermani.

This is very good about London cycling.

Dial in to this tomorrow where I will be one of the support acts to employment law superstar Simon Deakin.

Going for a long run tomorrow.

Has it been a tough week at work? Would you prefer to work somewhere where the work is important and meaningful and the conditions decent? Then have a look at this job: www.tuc.org.uk/jobs/policy-...

🚨Reform UK have been out courting trade union votes this week, but when it really mattered, they consistently voted AGAINST workers’ rights.🧵👇

The national conversation about masculinity sparked by Adolescence should include paternity leave. UK one of the worst in Europe, denying families support at a critical time. We spoke to some brave dads about effect on family finances & mental health. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Another nudge for this. Not many jobs come along that immediately place you in the middle of some of the most interesting and worthwhile work taking place in British political and economic life. Options to work four or five days a week and from any TUC office.

Loved this. Transglobal Underground in Lewisham. They were amazing. And only 20 mins walk from my bed.

Donald Trump has just made the strongest possible argument for 🇬🇧 to positively reset its economic relationship with the 🇪🇺, our largest market. In the face of punitive & arbitrary 🇺🇸 tariffs, the government must do everything it can to protect British jobs & industry.

Come and work with me! The TUC is looking for a policy officer to contribute to our work on employment rights and wider labour market policy. The role will support our response to new legislation and a rapidly changing economy. tuc.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Some common sense from @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social following some lazy union-bashing in the House of Lords debate on the Employment Rights Bill: "If we want growth, decent standards are not a luxury, they are an imperative. And we should support trade unions to do that.”

So surprised to hear that several hereditary peers don't want greater workers' rights for the small people.

Ministers need to rethink their plans for social security reform. These changes will mean many disabled people and their families are pushed into poverty. Where there are pressures on the public finances those with the broadest shoulders must contribute more.

🚨 Have you ever tried to take your employer to court or helped somebody who has? We want to hear from you!

Catford El Clasico.

Amazon did everything they could to stop their workers winning their union. Labour's new Employment Rights Bill gives workers new powers to stop bad bosses like Amazon blocking a union. Watch this brilliant speech from @antoniabance.bsky.social which sets out how 👇

After being beefed-up by significant amendments covering areas from statutory sick pay to strike ballot notification, the Employment Rights Bill has cleared the House of Commons. Next step the Lords. New blog: www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/new-pr...

The TUC today slammed Reform and the Conservatives for voting against the Employment Rights Bill at its third reading. TUC chief Paul Nowak: “Reform and the Conservatives have shown their true colours once again." (1/x)

A rare chance to race over 25 laps of a running track in a lovely corner of South London. Plus there will be a bar and food. Races seeded so you run with those of similar pace. #Ladywell10000 #running #Ladywell data.opentrack.run/en-gb/x/2025...

Experts de-bunk economic myths on the Employment Rights Bill: leading economists and labour lawyers sign an open letter to expose business myths being used to stoke fear around the Employment Rights Bill. Read the letter here: www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-exp...

‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins’: Spain’s deputy PM on the need for workers’ rights www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Workers vote to extend strike action for six more months Livv Housing workers have rejected a pay offer and are set to stage further strike action

The ILO's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights calls for "the prompt implementation of electronic balloting for industrial action" in the UK. Currently unions can use post only for key votes such as for union elections and whether to go on strike. tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

Important new rights for workers announced today. Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill will include: - Rights to guaranteed hours contracts for agency workers - Regulation of umbrella companies - Right for an independent union to seek recognition where employer recognised a non-independent one

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Transparency on AI training, opt in for creative workers and fair pay when work used. Toughen UK worker rights bill to curb ‘rogue employers’, MPs say - on.ft.com/43l7JAe via @FT

MPs on the business committee call for the government to accelerate work on employment status reform. Toughen UK worker rights bill to curb ‘rogue employers’, MPs say - on.ft.com/43l7JAe via @FT