Modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK is “far more prevalent than previously thought,” the National Crime Agency has said.  The Government agency said there were more than 300 live policing operations currently, with cases affecting “every large town and city in the country.” The NCA said previous estimates there were 10,000-13,000 victims in … Continue reading Slavery ‘widespread’ in the UK

We are looking for a PCS member who identifies themselves as being black and who is prepared to represent the NW Region at PCS Regional and National meetings and events and also at NW TUC meetings and events.  You will need to be prepare to report back to the NW Regional Committee as and when … Continue reading URGENT: Regional Black Members Representative

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The prime minister has been inundated with messages telling her ‘enough is enough’, and urging her to reverse the government’s deadly deregulation drive.  The call coordinated by the Hazards Campaign quickly saw hundreds of ‘e-postcards’ despatched by union safety reps direct to Theresa May’s email inbox.  Thousands more print versions of the ‘We love red … Continue reading Campaigners tell the prime minister ‘enough is enough’

Unlawful cuts to civil service redundancy pay have been quashed by the High Court in the third major legal defeat for the government in just over a week, the Public and Commercial Services union says. Judges also refused the government’s request to appeal and ordered it to pay the union’s costs, including an immediate £40,000 … Continue reading Civil Service Compensation Scheme – Update

Following last week’s massive win in the Supreme Court by the trade union Unison which made tribunal fees unlawful, the union has chalked up a second win.  The Court of Appeal has now agreed that businesses should consult unions before making changes to contracts that will affect their members.  The case was specifically about a … Continue reading Unison secures second legal victory

The government has admitting it no longer has “the expertise” to monitor the number of work-related injury and occupational disease claims. Insurance law firm Weightmans, who produce an annual report on the level of personal injury claims in the UK, disclosed that its annual Freedom of Information request to the Compensation Recovery Unit (CRU) for … Continue reading Government can no longer count compensation claims

The Conservative Government’s announcement that the state pension age will rise to 68 seven years early has been condemned by unions, who warn some won’t survive their jobs that long.  TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Hiking the state pension age risks creating second-class citizens. In large parts of the country, the state pension age … Continue reading Pension age hike slammed by unions