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Dairy Home delivery Home Shopping Production and Manufacturing Retail Food Retail Non-food Transport Warehouse and Distribution Displaying results 21 - 60 (of 122) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next TUC Women's Conference 2023: Usdaw highlights the impact of the cost of living crisis on women and calls for action to end sexual harassment 08 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of reps and officials attending the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) annual women’s conference in London, starting on Wednesday 8 March, which is International Women’s Day. The union will be calling for action to end sexual harassment and highlighting how the cost of living crisis has impacted women. International Women’s Day 2023: Usdaw continues the campaign for equality and focuses on workplace risks to women’s health 08 March 2023 Usdaw is marking today’s International Women’s Day by pledging to continue their campaign for equality and to keep women’s equality high on the union’s negotiating, organising and political agendas. This year Usdaw is highlighting workplace risks to women’s health. Gender pay gap widens as a ‘motherhood penalty’ worsens – Usdaw calls for action to better support working parents 07 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed concern that the UK’s gender pay gap has widened by 2.4 percentage points to 14.4% in 2021, according to accountancy giant PwC in its Women in Work index. Peers urged by Usdaw to support stronger redundancy protections for pregnant women and new parents 02 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the House of Lords to support a new law aimed at boosting workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill is timetabled for a second reading debate in the House of Lords on Friday 3 March. Labour announces workplace support for women with menopause – Usdaw welcomes the ground-breaking policy 28 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s policy announcement by Labour to require large firms to set out Menopause Action Plans detailing how they are supporting women with menopause at work. The policy forms part of Labour’s offer to working women, with one in ten aged 45-55 having left their jobs due to menopausal symptoms. Heart Unions Week: Usdaw to launch a new menopause campaign on International Women’s Day 17 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is celebrating achievements and campaigns for members during Heart Unions Week, 13 to 19 February 2022, an annual event organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Carers leave proposed new right welcomed by Usdaw as a step in the right direction, but it needs to be paid says the union 03 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed MPs today passing the Carers Leave Bill, which would give people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work. It received an unopposed third reading in the House of Commons and will now undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords. Pregnant women and new parents are a step closer to stronger redundancy protections – Usdaw welcomes MPs’ support 03 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the House of Commons today passing a new law aimed at boosting workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill was supported by MPs unopposed and will now undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords. Time to Talk Day: Usdaw campaigns to promote mental health awareness and rights at work 02 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking today’s Time to Talk Day by promoting the role trade union workplace reps play in making sure members receive the right support at work. Usdaw celebrates LGBT+ History Month 2023 01 February 2023 Usdaw welcomes the beginning of LGBT+ History Month, which is celebrated in the UK every February. The initiative was started by Schools OUT 18 years ago to mark the abolition of Section 28 and shine a spotlight on LGBT+ lives that have been overlooked and excluded from history. Menopause leave rejected by the Government – Usdaw continues the campaign for statutory workplace rights 24 January 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is deeply disappointed that the Government has today rejected calls for a large scale pilot of menopause leave and a recommendation from the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee to make menopause a ‘protected characteristic’ under the Equalities Act. Transgender Day of Remembrance: Usdaw marks the end of Trans Awareness Week at the union’s national LGBT+ Get-Together 20 November 2022 Usdaw’s national LGBT+ Get-Together took place in Manchester over the weekend. With Sunday being Trans Day of Remembrance, which marks the end of Trans Awareness Week every year, the union took the opportunity to remember trans people across the globe who have lost their lives to violence by observing a minute’s silence. STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2022: Usdaw calls for an end to the impact of austerity and raises issues around flexible working 18 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Disabled Workers’ Conference, which is being held in Glasgow on 19 and 20 November. The union is calling for an end to disabled workers paying the price for austerity policies and for access to flexible working to be promoted. Disability Pay Gap Day: Usdaw backs the call for legislation after the TUC releases shocking stats 07 November 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking Disability Pay Gap Day by adding to the calls for legislation to ensure employers are compelled to report the disability pay gap in their businesses and a duty to produce action plans to address any gaps identified. Usdaw joins tens of thousands in standing together against racism on Wear Red Day #WRD22 21 October 2022 Members and reps from the retail trade union Usdaw will today join tens of thousands of people in schools and workplaces across the UK to stand up against racism on Friday 21 October 2022 by taking part in Wear Red Day. TUC 2022 debates the future for anti-racism and racial justice – Usdaw praises the work of the TUC's Anti-Racism Task Force 18 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has today paid tribute to the work of TUC's Anti-Racism Task Force, which has provided the trade union movement with a once in a generation opportunity to bring about lasting change in the struggle for racial justice. Tesco and Usdaw agree improvements to the sickness absence policy to support staff dealing with the menopause 18 October 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed Tesco’s agreement to a change to their sickness absence policy that will better support staff experiencing menopause symptoms, which is being launched today on World Menopause Day. This development follows on from the successful launch, in May this year, of a guide agreed with Usdaw to help more women working at Tesco to access menopause support. World Menopause Day: Usdaw continues campaigning for better workplace rights for those going through the menopause 18 October 2022 Retail trade Usdaw welcomes the World Menopause Day, held annually on 18 October, as an opportunity to put the spotlight on raising awareness of the menopause, campaigning for better workplace rights, along with supporting improved health and well-being for women in mid-life and beyond. ICTU Biennial Women's Conference 2022: Usdaw seeks action to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace 28 September 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation attending the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Biennial Women’s Conference taking place in Newcastle, County Down from 29 to 30 September. The union has submitted a motion seeking action to tackle the extensive issues women workers suffer through sexual harassment. Usdaw backs TUC call on the Government for a law change to prevent racism at work 31 August 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has backed a Trades Union Congress (TUC) call on the Government to change the law to place employer’s under a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent racism from arising in the workplace; after the a new report published today found that two in five Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) workers have faced racism at work in the last five years. Displaying results 21 - 60 (of 122) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 next
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