Worker protections to be toughened in UK employment bill

Despite government vow to listen to business, changes to be published on Tuesday will favour employees

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Toughen UK worker rights bill to curb ‘rogue employers’, MPs say

Recommendations by parliamentarians come as ministers consider amendments to flagship legislation
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UK’s Best Employers 2025: interactive ranking

Some 20,000 employees were surveyed by the FT and Statista for the inaugural edition of this annual list
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Democrats introduce bill to protect transgender service members

A group of Democrats have introduced a bill to protect diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military following President Trump's January executive order to dismantle such programming. The ...
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UK needs to tackle ‘unaffordable’ benefits system, says employment minister

Alison McGovern pledges to reform assessment process that ‘leaves people on the scrapheap’
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How Far Will The UK Go To Protect Ukraine?

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Hundreds protest Iowa bill ending civil rights protections for transgender people

Protesters filled the Iowa state capitol as House lawmakers began fast-tracking a bill that would remove civil rights protections for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections

If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.
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Iowa lawmakers pass bill ending transgender rights protections

Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state's civil rights code, despite large, intense protests.
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Latest news on Iowa's bill to end transgender rights protections

Iowa's lawmakers approved legislation to remove gender identity protections from its civil rights code. CBS News' Lana Zak reports.
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