Tom Newcombe

Union leader attacks Hovis over 'cheap labour' at Wigan plant

The general secretary of the Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union, Ron Draper, has called the use of agency workers at Wigan's Hovis bakery an "excuse for cheap labour".

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Surge in young people applying to apprenticeship schemes

Online apprenticeship applications have increased by a third in the past year, according to the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS).

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Employers 'unclear' of role in childcare vouchers

The Childcare Voucher Providers Association (CVPA) has called on the Government to provide guidelines on whether employers will continue to play a key role in providing childcare support following...

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Care workers paid below minimum wage, says thinktank

Care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour, well below the legal minimum wage, according to a report by thinktank Resolution Foundation.

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Ambulance staff threaten strike over sick pay cuts

Britain's three largest trade unions have warned that ambulance workers could strike in a row over sick pay.

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Steve Webb: Older workers key to plugging skills gap

Employers must do more to hire and retain older workers, according to pensions minister Steve Webb (pictured).

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Workers 'turned-off' by employee shareholder contracts, say employment lawyers

The introduction next week of employee shareholder contracts is likely to be a "damp squib", according to employment lawyers.

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Cable review into zero-hours contracts is 'inadequate', says The Work Foundation

The Work Foundation has called for a more systematic investigation into zero-hours contracts, after calling the review commissioned by business secretary Vince Cable (pictured) "inadequate".

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UK facing decade of economic stagnation, warns TUC

Wages and household incomes must start rising soon or the economy risks creating a personal debt bubble similar to the one that helped cause the recession, the TUC has said.

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Jeremy Hunt: Employers should offer carers flexible working

Employers should let workers who care for elderly relatives choose what hours they work, health secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has said.

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Death of the 'job for life' greatly exaggerated, says CIPD

The report of the death of a 'job for life' would seem to be premature, according to CIPD analysis published today, which indicates that the number of workers leaving their jobs has fallen over the...

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Working mothers are being 'betrayed' by the Government, says Yvette Cooper

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper (pictured) has accused the coalition Government of making it easier for employers to discriminate against working mothers during maternity leave.

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