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Prime Minister must give young workers the right to guaranteed hours and ending the scourge of insecure work, TUC says
The government was accused of rank hypocrisy yesterday after it hit out at "potty" health and safety myths even as it slashes life-saving regulations.
Health and Safety Minister Mike Penning urged people to "shop a Scrooge" if they find anyone using bogus health and safety myths over the Christmas period.
He said the public should make a stand against "potty excuses."
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More than 1,500 London bus drivers set for heatwave strikes this Friday
SYMON HILL looks at Tommy Robinson’s bid to use Christmas to spread division and hate — and reminds us that’s the opposite of Jesus’s message
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work