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Popular Sheffield Cafe first to recognise Trade Union

The workers and owners of a popular local café/restaurant have forged a union recognition agreement thought to be a first of its kind in the city. South Street Kitchen in Park Hill has agreed to undertake collective bargaining with their workers’ union of choice, Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU). The agreement means that the owners… Read more »

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The parliament's plans for 20 weeks maternity leave at full pay defeated
EU pregnancy law scuppered

By politics.co.uk staff MEPs’ plans to extend minimum maternity leave at full pay to 20 weeks have been defeated by ministers. Intense lobbying by employment minister Ed Davey among his European colleagues appears to have paid off for the government, which vigorously opposed the proposals. Initial plans from the European Commission to extend paid maternity… Read more »

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The European plans would see women getting 20 weeks maternity leave at full pay
Davey flies to Europe to fight off EU pregnancy law

By politics.co.uk staff European plans to force companies to provide 20 weeks of maternity leave at full pay are being challenged by the government. The pregnant workers directive was put forward by the European parliament in October, but London has claimed the plans and unaffordable and “regressive”. Employment minister Ed Davey heads to Brussels today… Read more »