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By UWA News Desk 🚨 The UK just lost 47,000 payrolled jobs in a single month — and big employers are pointing the finger at National Insurance hikes and the new £12.21 minimum wage. According to the Office for National
In a quietly powerful reform, the UK’s new Employment Rights Bill now allows compensation claims to proceed even after the death of a worker or employer — making justice truly a matter of principle, not timing. While the concept of
In a landmark UK employment tribunal decision, sighing at a colleague with a known disability has been ruled as potential disability discrimination — prompting a wave of conversation about workplace conduct, mental health, and hidden bias. The case involved a
From April 2025, UK employees will be entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from the very first day of sickness absence — a major shift from the previous three-day waiting period. The change, introduced under new employment law reforms, marks
The UK’s employment tribunal system is facing unprecedented delays, with nearly 50,000 cases awaiting hearings by the end of 2024—a 28% increase from the previous year . This surge is attributed to a combination of factors, including a severe shortage
When Lorna Rooke walked into her workplace, she probably wasn’t expecting to be cast as the villain of the Star Wars universe. But after a colleague filled out a workplace “personality quiz” in her absence and declared her a psychological
1.8 million people in the UK are stuck on zero-hours contracts (2025). That’s 1.8 million workers who don’t know how many hours — or how much pay — they’ll get from week to week. And while politicians continue to promise
The latest data is in—and it’s a warning siren. According to the S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the UK has suffered the sharpest decline in factory employment of all 31 economies surveyed. Behind the numbers lies a deeper
Supermarket giant Morrisons has become the first UK retailer to trial “Tally” — an autonomous inventory robot that quietly roams the aisles, scanning up to 30,000 products per hour to ensure shelf displays are correct and legally compliant. It sounds
By United Workers Alliance (UWA) Food inflation has surged to its highest level in nearly a year, driven in part by a £25 billion rise in employer national insurance costs — and once again, it’s ordinary workers who are feeling