Self-employment is booming – but workers are earning less than they did 20 years ago
One in seven workers are now self employed
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The changes at Sports Direct aren’t enough – government must act on zero-hours contracts
We must not rely on companies receiving poor publicity to change employment policy
Unions welcome Hinkley Point go-ahead for creating ‘thousands of jobs’
Trade unions call for more infrastructure projects after delayed nuclear plant verdict
Frances O’Grady: Trade unions are ready to face the challenges of Brexit
The TUC head reflects on the road ahead as Congress 2016 kicks off in Brighton
TUC slams 21 per cent rise of zero-hours contracts to 900,000 workers
‘Zero-hours workers earn less money and have fewer rights’
Sports Direct boss blames poor treatment of workers on… trade union Unite
Mike Ashley makes concessions, but points finger at stormy meeting
Five steps to end the ‘social evil’ of poverty for Brexit children
The Joseph Rowntree Fund calls on Theresa May to curb poverty by 2030
Women workers still pay a 33 per cent wage penalty after having children
Pay gap among highly educated has not narrowed in 20 years, IFS reports
BAME workers are a third more likely to be underemployed
TUC describes underemployment as ‘a waste of talent’
Banks must not use ‘digitisation’ as an excuse to close branches
No-one should be excluded from the new industrial revolution