German unions are pushing for a 28 hour working week. We need to too
They’re preparing for automation, which is likely to eliminate millions of manufacturing jobs in the future.
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Multinational companies are using this loophole to avoid millions in corporation tax
By overloading balance sheets with debt, companies claim tax relief on the interest payments and then shift profits offshore. Here’s how.
The SNP just challenged the government to make unpaid ‘work trials’ illegal
The exploitative practice sees employers demanding new staff work trial shifts for nothing before being offered paid employment, or not, as the case may be.
Britain’s self-employment boom relies on a diminution of workers’ rights
15 per cent of the British workforce are now self-employed but this often comes at the cost of job security and employer obligations such as pensions and sick pay.
Corrupt and ineffective regulation means financial scandals are all but inevitable in the UK
The Financial Reporting Council responsible for regulating accountants and auditors has deep conflicts of interest at its core.
Labour should be applauded for finally addressing their £300bn PFI scandal
With Private Finance Initiatives, the UK owes £300bn on assets worth only £50bn. This failed policy of the Blair years is finally being exorcised by the party.
Labour should champion a 1940s-style paradigm shift in the economy
The UK economy is not working. Dramatic reform is needed now.
Failing to pay the minimum wage is theft — bosses doing it should be prosecuted
Large, high street companies persistently underpay their staff. We need strong new measures for tackling this exploitation.
8.3m people have personal debt problems — it’s a bubble waiting to burst
Personal debt in Britain stands at £200bn and grows by 10 per cent a year. Any increase in interest rates could tip millions over the edge.
The government will lift 1 per cent pay cap — but their new offer is dismal
Jeremy Corbyn said at the TUC that the Labour Party “totally rejects the Tories’ attempt to divide and rule” by offering pay rises to some and not others.