Posted on November 26th, 2007 by Nicola
The health charity, Medact, as part of coalition of voluntary groups, is leading a campaign aimed at protecting the rights of the most vulnerable migrants needing health care. The campaign is concerned about government plans to restrict access to NHS primary health care for migrants. The group is also currently gathering support from MPs for […]
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Posted on November 8th, 2007 by Nicola
Union officials are investigating claims of “gross breaches” of health
and safety and employment law at a firm which hired migrant workers, it
was revealed yesterday. Unite said it had been made aware of what appeared to be “horrific abuses” of vulnerable workers at a salad packing plant in Oxfordshire. The factory employed mainly Polish workers and […]
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Posted on November 5th, 2007 by Nicola
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has reported that it has won a victory over flouting of the national minimum wage by Malvern College. In an out of court settlement the school agreed to pay Barbara White, a resident assistant house mistress, £12,000 because her salary was lower than the national minimum wage. As resident […]
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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Nicola
The chairman of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority has complained about the level of resources his organisation has as it attempts to crack down on illegal gangmasters.
Paul Whitehouse made his comments on BBC Radio 4’s ‘The World Tonight’ during a report into the treatment of Latvian daffodil pickers in southern England.
He said: “We have not had […]
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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Nicola
The House Of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has decided to conduct an inquiry into the economic impact of immigration in the UK. The call for written evidence has now closed, and submissions from respondents including the Audit Commission, the Bank of England, Sainsbury’s, the National Farmer’s Union and the TUC can be accessed online: http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_economic_affairs/eaffwrevid.cfm
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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Nicola
The GMB and the TUC are joining forces today (Wednesday) to launch a free training service in London to improve Polish workers’ English and employment rights.
The GMB and the TUC’s Vulnerable Workers Project (VWP) will run the programme for Polish workers in the building services sector, such as security staff and cleaners. They will be […]
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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Nicola
The TUC has launched a new Polish website to support the increasing number of Polish workers in the UK: http://www.pracawbrytanii.eu/
The website - run by the TUC in partnership with Citizens Advice and Polish trade union Solidarnosc - explains the rights they can expect at work, from the minimum wage and working time to holiday entitlement […]
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Posted on November 1st, 2007 by Nicola
The TUC has expressed disappointment at the Government decision to continue restrictions upon the migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
‘We are disappointed that the Government has decided to maintain these special restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian workers. The truth is that any EU citizen is free to come to […]
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