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A FOSTER CARER who claims she is entitled to employment rights launched a legal claim against a local authority yesterday in what could become a landmark case.
Sarah Anderson, who is engaged by Hampshire County Council, argues that she is a worker and should be entitled to holiday pay and other rights.
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), which filed a claim for employment status and unpaid holiday to a tribunal on her behalf, says the result could benefit thousands of foster-care workers.
Our priority must be to defend hard-won protections while linking equality law to trade union power and wider social transformation, says MARY DAVIS, on behalf of the Women’s Liberation Alliance
The unions are unhappy with the Employment Rights Act 2025 and with good reason. KEITH EWING and Lord JOHN HENDY KC take a close look at why the Bill promised more than it delivered