Year: 2020
UPDATE: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and furlough status
There’s been an update as of today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. We have pulled out the relevant information for our members as…
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) Stands in Solidarity With Percy
Dear Nigel and Christopher, The IWGB Trade Union is appalled to hear of the unfair dismissal by King’s College of one of your cleaners,…
Lawyers call for immediate leave to remain for all migrants amidst COVID-19 chaos
Legal Sector Workers United (LSWU), part of the trade union, United Voices of the World (UVW), have today called for all migrants – irrespective…
UVW’s response to new eviction legislation
Yesterday, the government was forced to offer proper temporary protection from eviction. Previously they only extended the notice period from 2 to 3 months…
Government announces Self-Employed Income Support Scheme
The government has announced a new scheme that will pay self-employed people a taxable grant worth 80% of average monthly income, capped at £2,500pm.…
UVW call to employers to stop sacking or to rehire any sacked workers now
UVW is calling on all employers which have sacked, or were thinking of sacking their workers because of Coronavirus to immediately rehire them, or…
Response to the government’s commitment to workers’ wages
The government’s bid to save jobs by offering employers grants equivalent to 80% of their workers’ wages up to £2,500 per month for up…