TUC calls for long Covid to be recognised as a disability
The condition needs to recognised as an occupational disease, to give workers access to legal protections and compensation.
Six in 10 Covid-19 deaths have been disabled people
Disabled workers have found themselves on the pandemic’s brutal frontline, Frances O’Grady, TUC general secretary, told the Disabled Workers’ Conference.
More than half of NUJ members say they have had mental health concerns during the pandemic
An all-members’ survey revealed many found juggling work and the effects of Covid-19 caused stress and anxiety.
Equal pay and the gender pay gap
A yawning gender pay gap favouring men has been revealed in recent years by media companies forced to publish data under new regulations.
The Journalist December 2020 January 2021
It's not long now until we welcome the new year and we will all be hoping that it brings much better fortune than this year.
International Day of People with Disabilities
Today is the time to reflect on the lives lost to Covid-19 among disabled people and look at how the trade union movement is supporting disabled workers during the pandemic.
TUC calls on government to implement Equality Act in full
On the law's 10th anniversary, the TUC says the full powers of the act have still not been implemented as Covid-19 has deepened inequality and discrimination at work.
NUJ guidance – Covid-19 Health, safety, wellbeing & work
Health and Safety Committee notes for members, reps, chapels and branches.
Mental Health Awareness Week 2020
This year’s mental health awareness week (18-24 May) finds us in strange and difficult times – in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
