11 worker case studies show how platform pay systems are affecting work and home lives. The report calls for action on three fronts: ending dynamic pay-setting, reforming employment status, and streng...

Landmark lawsuit claims tech company’s pay-setting system has breached privacy laws and pushed down earnings Uber drivers have launched a landmark legal action against the ride-hailing company claiming they live in “constant fear” of a “soulless” algorithm it uses to set pay and allocate jobs. Drivers from the UK, the Netherlands and other countries have joined the compensation claim that could run into billions of dollars. It alleges an AI-powered pay-setting system breaches data protection laws and pushes down their earnings. Continue reading...

Platform workers are for the first time the subject of a global labour standard following the adoption of the Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention at the 114th International Labour Conferenc...

The TUC strongly supports the measures introduced via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to tackle the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). We know that NDAs can be used to prevent parties from dis...

The Fire (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement sees followers save as much as possible.

Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work

Plus: Kanye vs Haringey Council, curious commenters, and the new Lime bike arrives on the streets of London.

Jason Wells’ restaurant chain has cheated workers, lost 21 tribunal claims – and not paid a single one

Government says new rights for parental leave and sick pay will increase equality and economic growth

London Cycling Campaign are calling for action to be taken on cycle theft. Sign the petition to pledge your support.

The TUC condemns the dangerous escalation of military actions, precipitated by the attacks launched by the US and Israel over the weekend that flout international law, undermine diplomacy and the pros...

What do upmarket hotel Claridge’s, retailer Urban Outfitters and café chain Colicci’s have in common? They have all used so-called talent platforms: agencies that supply ostensibly self-employed worke...

TUC urges ministers to bring forward changes to protect workers amid concerns over apps such as Temper

The Conservative Party’s latest flirtation with withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is not just a reckless political stunt, it’s a direct threat to the rights and freedoms ...

New polling reveals that a majority of parents back unions’ urgent call to make education staff central at every stage of AI adoption in education - to deliver the best outcomes for children and young...

The TUC has today (Tuesday) hailed an “historic day” for working people as the government’s flagship workers’ rights Bill has finally broken its House of Lords deadlock after months of wrangling in pa...

Employment Rights Bill

Trade unions and online safety experts sign letter warning jobs losses could expose children to harmful content

In his barnstorming regular column TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak says all MPs have a moral and political duty o defend the ECHR.

Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash

The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay promises stronger protections for workers, but apparent proposals to reintroduce employment tribunal fees risk undermining that progress.

Workers are being offered personalised payments for each job — but often that means they’re get a smaller piece of the pie

Workers anticipating overdue improvements to their rights will have to wait longer after Tory and Lib Dem peers voted to water down key protections.