One in eight people have experienced violence at work, according to research published by the TUC on Monday.
The poll, carried out by YouGov for the TUC and released today to coincide with the start of Heartunions week, reveals that 12% of people have experienced work-related violence – such as being pushed or spat on, or being punched or stabbed.
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This week is heartunions week. It also sees the House of Lords start discussing the detail of the Trade Union Bill.
The first is a celebration of the fantastic work that union representatives do in improving living standards, protecting workers and empowering their members. The second is a piece of legislation aimed at doing the exact opposite.
The Midlands TUC has launched a campaign to close a loophole which enables dying workers to be sacked by their employers, robbing them of "death-in-service" benefits and much else besides.
GERMAN MPs are finally to have access to documents relating to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
It’s a relief to know that, when the United States and European Union are negotiating an important trade deal, at least some elected representatives of the people are allowed a look in.
Except they’re not — not really.
Stephen Cavalier had heard a lot about the exploitation of the migrant workers building Qatar’s World Cup dream. But nothing prepared him for the shock of seeing it first hand on a UNITE delegation last week organised by Building Workers’ International (BWI – the global construction unions’ federation.)
A Staffordshire farming firm has been sentenced for safety failings after a Polish worker had to have his arm amputated when it was caught in the rollers of a potato grading machine.
The Office of Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has been sentenced for a health and safety offence after a serving officer was injured while disposing of weaponry.
It’s estimated that bullying costs the UK economy £17bn a year according to the Guardian, and is widely believed to have a detrimental effect upon the productivity of contract workers in both the UK and US.
Commenting on a government announcement today (Tuesday) that the Diffuse Mesothelioma Payment Scheme Levy 2015/16 will be reduced to £23.2m from £32m in 2014/2015, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “We are very disappointed that the mesothelioma levy is being reduced.
Executives at the world’s biggest asbestos factory spied on journalists and environmental campaigners who exposed the killer dust’s dangers and then launched a covert campaign to accuse them of being communists, it can be revealed.