Campaign News RSS Feed Filter by: Filter by month Month... January February March April May June July August September October November December Filter by topic Topic... Campaign - Supporting Parents & Carers Displaying results 1 - 50 (of 93) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All 1 2 next Stand up for carers! Usdaw puts a spotlight on the pressures that working carers are under 26 June 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is holding its annual Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day on Wednesday 26 June 2024. Across the UK, thousands of Usdaw members and reps will be promoting this year’s theme of ‘stand up for carers’. Labour plan to create 3,000 new school-based nurseries welcomed by Usdaw 12 June 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a Labour plan to transform life chances and deliver for working parents with more childcare places. Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson have unveiled plans to make high-quality childcare available to thousands more families by creating over 3,000 new school-based nurseries based in primary schools. ADM 2024: Usdaw delegates welcome Labour’s commitment to reform Universal Credit 01 May 2024 Retail trade union delegates at their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens closed the conference with a call for reform of the social security safety net and reform of universally discredited Universal Credit. ADM 2024 demands an uplift in Carers’ Allowance to reflect the valuable work of carers 01 May 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has today supported a call for an uplift in Carers’ Allowance at their Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) in Blackpool’s Winter Gardens. Delegates called for Carers’ Allowance to reflect the real financial impact that caring responsibilities of over 35 hours each week has on individuals. ADM 2024: Better carers leave supported by Usdaw delegates 28 April 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw is holding their annual conference at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool and delegates have today voted for better paid leave arrangements for working carers that go beyond statutory minimum rights. STUC backs an Usdaw call for action to tackle the growing lack of affordable, flexible and accessible childcare 16 April 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members, reps and officials attending the annual conference of the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) in Dundee, which started on Monday and concludes tomorrow. New carer’s leave law is welcome but needs to be paid to make a real difference says Usdaw 05 April 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes a new law that gives people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work, which comes into force tomorrow. While welcoming this as a step in the right direction, Usdaw continues to call for the leave to be paid. Mothers’ Day greetings from Usdaw, as the union launches a childcare survey 10 March 2024 Shopworkers’ trade union leader Paddy Lillis sends best wishes to the UK’s working mums, who make a huge contribution to the country’s economy whilst doing the tough job of balancing home and work responsibilities. ICTU Women’s Conference 2024: Usdaw seeks action to support carers 07 March 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation, representing workers in Northern Ireland, attending the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Women’s Conference, which starts today and takes place in Athlone in the Republic of Ireland. The union has submitted a motion for the conference agenda to seek support for women carers. TUC Women’s Conference 2024: Usdaw calls for support for carers and highlights women’s under-representation 06 March 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members, reps and official attending the annual Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women Workers’ Conference, starting today and taking place in London. The union submitted two motions for the conference agenda on 'Supporting Women Carers' and 'Women's Under-Representation in Policy and Decision Making'. Spring Budget 2024: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan 30 January 2024 Retail trade union Usdaw has made a formal representation to HM Treasury for measures to be included in the 2024 Spring Budget on 6 March. Following consultation with members, both directly and through their representatives in Usdaw, the union has developed policy suggestions to improve the lives of working people covering the following key areas: STUC Women’s Conference 2023: Usdaw raises women’s health inequality and access to childcare 27 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members, reps and officials attending the annual Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) Women’s Conference in Glasgow on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 October. Usdaw is asking conference delegates to support their motions on women’s health and childcare. Autumn Statement 2023: Usdaw calls for a new deal for workers and a retail recovery plan 16 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has made a formal representation to HM Treasury for measures to be included in the 2023 Autumn Statement on 22 November. Following consultation with members, both directly and through their representatives in Usdaw, the union has developed policy suggestions to improve the lives of working people covering the following key areas: Labour Women's Conference backs Usdaw’s call for a better deal for working parents and carers on paid leave 07 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed support from Labour Women’s Conference delegates for the union’s call for Labour’s review into parental leave to also include carers’ leave and take into account the way in which caring commitments impact on women’s daily lives, decision making and financial circumstances. Conference also asks that the review’s overarching aims should be to deliver a simpler, more equal system that provides stronger and more effective rights to carer-friendly working. Labour Women’s Conference 2023: Usdaw calls for a better deal for parents and carers on paid leave 05 October 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has a delegation of official and workplace reps attending the Annual Conference of Labour Women on Saturday 7 October in Liverpool. Usdaw is seeking a better deal for working parents and carers on paid leave. Tesco’s commitment to improved support for families welcomed by Usdaw 26 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today welcomed Tesco’s commitment to introduce new policies, as well as enhancing some existing policies, for families and carers within the business. TUC 2023: Congress backs Usdaw’s call for accessible, affordable and available childcare 12 September 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today successfully moved a motion on ‘Childcare, delivering a just and prosperous society’. One-sided flexibility is one of many issues that needs to be tackled with a new deal for workers 11 September 2023 By Paddy Lillis - Usdaw General Secretary CPAG reveals disturbing evidence about migration onto Universal Credit - Usdaw joins calls for reform 31 August 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is encouraging members to claim the social security benefits that they are entitled and to be cautious when being migrated from tax credits to Universal Credit. Today the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has published research showing that more than a quarter of tax credit claimants have had their current benefits stopped and have not moved on to Universal Credit. Overstretched! Usdaw puts a spotlight on the difficulties working parents face accessing childcare and calls on the Government to do more 28 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is holding their annual Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day tomorrow (28 June). The campaign seeks a better deal for the more than 8 out of 10 Usdaw members who are juggling work with caring for children and/or an adult. National Carers Week 2023: Usdaw celebrates the contribution of working carers and calls on the Government to provide more support 05 June 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking National Carers Week (5-11 June) by celebrating the crucial role carers have in families and communities, highlighting the difficulties of juggling work with caring for someone and calling on the Government to do more to support the huge contribution made by 5.7 million carers across the UK. Carer’s Leave Bill: Usdaw welcomes a step in the right direction and calls on the Government to make it paid leave 19 May 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw welcomes Peers today passing the Carer’s Leave Bill, which would give people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work. The Bill is now set to becomes law after passing all its parliamentary stages. While welcoming this as a step in the right direction, Usdaw continues to call for the leave to be paid. Single Parents’ Day 2023: Usdaw celebrates the work of Gingerbread and highlights the issues working single parents face 21 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is today recognising Single Parents’ Day by celebrating the role and work of Gingerbread, the leading national charity that has been working with and campaigning on behalf of single parent families since 1918. The union is also using the day to highlight the pressures working single parents face and the need for a new deal for workers on pay and employment rights. Spring Budget 2023: Usdaw joins the call by the Carer Poverty Coalition for Government action 14 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has today joined with the Carer Poverty Coalition in calling on the Chancellor to address carer poverty in Wednesday’s Spring Budget, making the case that it is unacceptable that 44% of adults providing 35+ hours of unpaid care a week face severe financial hardship. Universal Credit needs fundamental reform - Usdaw says the Government has failed to tackle the childcare crisis 12 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw says the Government’s proposals on Universal Credit fall well-short of the fundamental overhaul needed to fix the childcare crisis and support working people. Carer’s Leave Bill: Usdaw urges Peers to support as a step in the right direction, but amend to make it paid leave 02 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling for Peers to support the Carer’s Leave Bill, which would give people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work. The Bill received was passed unopposed by the House of Commons and is set to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on Friday 3 March. Usdaw will be looking for the Bill to be amended at a later stage to make the proposed leave paid. Peers urged by Usdaw to support stronger redundancy protections for pregnant women and new parents 02 March 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw is calling on the House of Lords to support a new law aimed at boosting workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill is timetabled for a second reading debate in the House of Lords on Friday 3 March. New coalition to end carer poverty launches, which is supported by Usdaw and over 90 other organisations 14 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined forces with over 90 organisations to help unpaid carers escape poverty. The new coalition will campaign for better financial support for carers and changes to enable them to combine paid work with unpaid care. ‘Single Parent Employment Challenge’ report from Gingerbread is welcomed by Usdaw 06 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a report from the leading national charity Gingerbread about the significant employment barriers holding back single parents. The report identifies four key areas and their recommendations include: Carers leave proposed new right welcomed by Usdaw as a step in the right direction, but it needs to be paid says the union 03 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed MPs today passing the Carers Leave Bill, which would give people with caring responsibilities a right to unpaid leave from work. It received an unopposed third reading in the House of Commons and will now undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords. Pregnant women and new parents are a step closer to stronger redundancy protections – Usdaw welcomes MPs’ support 03 February 2023 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed the House of Commons today passing a new law aimed at boosting workplace protection for pregnant women and new parents. The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill was supported by MPs unopposed and will now undergo further scrutiny in the House of Lords. MPs’ report finds that workers are “prisoners to the high cost of childcare” - Usdaw calls for Government action 20 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has called for immediate Government action to help working parents who need to earn more to help make ends meet in the cost of living crisis. The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee finds that Universal Credit support for childcare costs is stopping parents from working for longer, because the cap it is subject to has been frozen for six years and should be uprated. Usdaw welcomes call for free universal preschool childcare 06 December 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) and the charity Save the Children, calling for a universal childcare guarantee for all families until the end of primary school, to allow more women to get back into work and reduce the attainment gap between rich and poor children in their early years. Labour commits to introducing free breakfast clubs for all primary schools in England – Usdaw welcomes this boost for childcare 28 September 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed an announcement to Labour Conference by Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson that the next Labour Government will introduce fully funded breakfast clubs for every primary school in England as a first step on the road to a modern childcare system that works for all parents. National Carers Week: Usdaw celebrates the contribution of working carers and calls on the Government to provide more support 06 June 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking National Carers Week (6-12 June 2021) by celebrating the crucial role carers have in families and communities, highlighting the difficulties of juggling work with caring for someone and calling on the Government to do more to support the huge contribution made by 6.5 million carers across the UK. 'Look before you leap' - Usdaw advises members as the Government restarts migration onto Universal Credit 24 May 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw is encouraging members to claim the social security benefits that they are entitled and to be cautious when voluntarily migrating from tax credits to Universal Credit. Usdaw puts the spotlight on speaking up for parents and carers 18 May 2022 Today is Usdaw’s Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day, when the union highlights the everyday work of Usdaw reps and officials to support members at work and negotiate better workplace rights for parents and carers. Usdaw calls for a significant increase to Statutory Maternity Pay 25 March 2022 This Mother’s Day, Usdaw the trade union for retail, is calling on Government to significantly increase the shamefully low rate of Statutory Maternity Pay and other statutory payments for new parents in the UK. Usdaw signs up to a Carers UK open letter to the Chancellor calling for immediate and targeted financial support for unpaid carers 21 March 2022 Retail trade union Usdaw has joined with Carers UK and a range of like-minded organisations, challenging the Chancellor to deliver much needed support for the millions of people who provide care for elderly and disabled relatives and friends. New Carers UK research shows that carers are under unprecedented financial strain, due to the current cost of living crisis. STUC Women’s Conference: Usdaw calls on the Government to tackle pregnancy discrimination 25 October 2021 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw has a delegation of members promoting its motion on tackling pregnancy discrimination at this year’s Scottish Trades Union Congress Women’s Conference. Usdaw members call on MPs to vote for Labour's attempt to save the Universal Credit £20 uplift 14 September 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw is urging members to email their MP, asking them to vote for Labour’s opposition day motion, which will be debated tomorrow. It seeks to stop the Government from cutting over £1,000 per year from Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit payments. Removal of the Universal Credit £20 uplift is piling pressure on low-paid families who are struggling to make ends meet, says Usdaw 07 July 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw has expressed deep disappointment with today’s confirmation, by the Work and Pensions Secretary, that the £20 uplift in Universal Credit will end in September, despite widespread opposition. Usdaw welcomes Co-op support for staff affected by pregnancy loss and calls on the Government to follow this lead 25 June 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed today’s announcement that the Co-operative Group is offering paid leave and time off for medical appointments as part of measures to help staff suffering from a pregnancy loss. The union is asking the Government to follow this welcome lead and extend support to all working parents. National Carers Week: Usdaw celebrates the contribution of working carers and calls on the Government to provide more support 07 June 2021 Retail trade union Usdaw is marking National Carers Week (7-13 June 2021) by celebrating the crucial role carers have in families and communities, highlighting the difficulties of juggling work with looking after someone and calling on the Government to do more to support the huge contribution made by 6.5 million carers across the UK. Usdaw puts the spotlight on parents and carers under pressure and calls on the Government to do more to help 19 May 2021 Today is Usdaw’s Supporting Parents and Carers Spotlight Day, when the union highlights the difficulties of juggling work with looking after someone. To ensure Covid security, workplace campaigning is limited with the majority of spotlight day activities taking place online at: www.usdaw.org.uk/UnderPressure MPs' report on Universal Credit five-week wait welcomed by Usdaw - the Government must act to tackle poverty 20 October 2020 Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed an MPs’ report that addresses the Universal Credit five-week wait and calls on the Government to listen and act to help families out of poverty. Fix flexible working to help make women's jobs more secure and family friendly - Usdaw tells Labour Women Connected 19 September 2020 Retail trade union Usdaw has today called on the Government deliver on its commitment to making flexible work the default, to become a day-one right for all workers and for decisions to be challengeable. The union highlights how existing flexible contracts undermine women workers ability to balance work and caring responsibilities and calls for more secure and predictable contracts. Usdaw urges the Government to fundamentally reform flexible working to help working parents through the Covid-19 crisis 06 July 2020 Retail trade union Usdaw has today responded to a call for evidence about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on women in the workplace, initiated by the Women and Work All Part Parliamentary Group, with a call to strengthen and extend the right to request flexible working in the following ways: Usdaw joins Maternity Action in calling on the Government to protect expectant and new mothers from unfair redundancy 29 June 2020 Retail trade union Usdaw has co-signed a letter to Business Secretary Alok Sharma, organised by the campaigning charity Maternity Action, calling on the Government to support and adopt the Pregnancy & Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill that is set to be introduced in the House of Commons on 8 July. Budget 2020: Usdaw calls on Chancellor to fix the problems with Universal Credit 06 March 2020 Shopworkers’ trade union Usdaw is calling on the Chancellor to use next Wednesday’s Budget to fix the problems of Universal Credit. The union says that as well as committing to an urgent review of the failures of Universal Credit, the Chancellor should immediately scrap the two-child limit and the five week waiting period. Displaying results 1 - 50 (of 93) | Show: 10 | 20 | 50 | All 1 2 next
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