Day: July 30, 2020
Furloughed workers to get full redundancy payments under new law
July 30, 2020Workers on furlough who lose their jobs will get redundancy pay based on their normal wage, under new laws in force from today. The move means employees should avoid losing out by being given a reduced rate due to being on furlough. Ministers say it will mean staff are not short-changed and that they want […]
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‘Clapping won’t pay my bills’: NHS workers march in London to demand pay rise
July 30, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Hundreds of health workers marched to Downing Street to demand an immediate pay rise, saying they felt ‘let down’ by the Government. Doctors, nurses and other NHS staff made their way through London to Whitehall yesterday evening, […]
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Who will hold the police to account for racist acts that criminalise a community? | Afua Hirsch
July 30, 2020I suppose now it’s become so normal for the police to stop black people – in London one in four young black men are affected – that it should be no surprise victims include gold medal-winning athletes and government ministers. The equalities minister, Kemi Badenoch, revealed this week it had happened to her. She didn’t […]
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