Social wage Unemployment and poverty set to rise as furlough ends and benefits are cut A brutal shock is in store for many workers as the temporary multi-tiered unemployment support system is slashed back to the bone.
Social wage Unemployment and poverty set to rise as furlough ends and benefits are cut A brutal shock is in store for many workers as the temporary multi-tiered unemployment support system is slashed back to the bone.
Pay and conditions Bringing Kaplan to book: time to get organised in the gig economy A reminder that the whole reason for having trade unions is to fight the workers’ corner everywhere.
Pay and conditions Bringing Kaplan to book: time to get organised in the gig economy A reminder that the whole reason for having trade unions is to fight the workers’ corner everywhere.
Capitalist crisis The unenviable plight of the self-employed Workers are being thrown from pillar to post by the vagaries of capitalist production in crisis.
Capitalist crisis The unenviable plight of the self-employed Workers are being thrown from pillar to post by the vagaries of capitalist production in crisis.
Lay-offs and closures Sunak extends furlough till April as jobless stats sow panic The number of redundancies continues to climb inexorably each month, despite all efforts to massage the figures and soften the blow.
Lay-offs and closures Sunak extends furlough till April as jobless stats sow panic The number of redundancies continues to climb inexorably each month, despite all efforts to massage the figures and soften the blow.
Social wage Humbled by their own incompetence: ‘winter economic plan’ back to square one Lockdown exacerbates ruling class conflict over future for employers, employees, and unemployed.
Social wage Humbled by their own incompetence: ‘winter economic plan’ back to square one Lockdown exacerbates ruling class conflict over future for employers, employees, and unemployed.
Society Thinktank warns of massive rise in destitution in the wake of Covid-19 The wonders of capitalism: five million Britons predicted to become destitute this year.
Society Thinktank warns of massive rise in destitution in the wake of Covid-19 The wonders of capitalism: five million Britons predicted to become destitute this year.
Economy Bosses press on with sackings as crisis deepens As the furlough support scheme comes to an end, the true depth of the economic crisis is becoming ever clearer.
Economy Bosses press on with sackings as crisis deepens As the furlough support scheme comes to an end, the true depth of the economic crisis is becoming ever clearer.
Pay and conditions BA threatens to sack its entire workforce After rinsing the furlough scheme, the airline is now insisting that its staff should accept huge pay cuts or be sacked.
Pay and conditions BA threatens to sack its entire workforce After rinsing the furlough scheme, the airline is now insisting that its staff should accept huge pay cuts or be sacked.
Lay-offs and closures Debenhams shafts its cafe workers Catering staff at the department store have been summarily dismissed without notice or redundancy pay.
Lay-offs and closures Debenhams shafts its cafe workers Catering staff at the department store have been summarily dismissed without notice or redundancy pay.
Lay-offs and closures Thousands more to go at Rolls Royce’s Derby plant As more and more manufacturing jobs are being scrapped, workers are the victims of the downward spiral of capitalist crisis.
Lay-offs and closures Thousands more to go at Rolls Royce’s Derby plant As more and more manufacturing jobs are being scrapped, workers are the victims of the downward spiral of capitalist crisis.
Lay-offs and closures British Airways takes the money and runs The Covid-19 crisis is highlighting the necessity for public ownership of all our vital services.
Lay-offs and closures British Airways takes the money and runs The Covid-19 crisis is highlighting the necessity for public ownership of all our vital services.
Economy Covid-19 furlough scheme: a bonanza for big business While thousands of workers find themselves without a job, bosses are cashing in on the ‘free money’ of the furlough scheme.
Economy Covid-19 furlough scheme: a bonanza for big business While thousands of workers find themselves without a job, bosses are cashing in on the ‘free money’ of the furlough scheme.
