“I’m still working at home, but only just.” Before the pandemic, Melanie Green loved her job in a bustling police control room. But the drugs…
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‘We have to fight for these conditions’: why Danish meat plant workers are Europe’s best paid
In meat plants, there’s a golden rule: the production line never stops. For 28 years, Frank Vestergaard has worked in Denmark’s meat processing industry. When…
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My office is reopening, do I have to go back? You can ask to work remotely on a permanent basis but your boss does not…
View More I’m being asked to go back to the office, what are my rights in the UK?Labour pledges same rights for all workers from day one of jobs
All workers from direct employees to those in the gig economy would be eligible for sick pay, holiday, parental leave and the minimum wage from…
View More Labour pledges same rights for all workers from day one of jobsThousands in UK may have missed out on work rights redress, study finds
A four-year policy of charging workers up to £1,200 to take law-breaking bosses to court was based on misleading data, a study has found, meaning…
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