Anna Mowbray – Community Trade Union https://community-tu.org We’re a modern trade union, and we’re here to help you. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:15:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 What does the 2023 Budget mean for Community members?  https://community-tu.org/what-does-the-2023-budget-mean-for-community-members/ Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:59:24 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=36918 Today the Government announced its 2023 Budget. You can read our response here. In the blog below, our Research & Policy Officer, Anna Mowbray, will breakdown the headline and explain what this Budget will mean for you and your family. We were pleased to hear that the Government has seen sense and extended the energy price guarantee to protect households from soaring high energy costs.

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]]> Flexible working changes welcomed https://community-tu.org/flexible-working-changes-welcomed/ Tue, 13 Dec 2022 08:42:42 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=36390 At Community we’ve long been campaigning on the benefits of flexible working. Back in 2021 the government consulted on making flexible working a day 1 right. We responded to that consultation, emphasising the benefits that flexible working has for our members. We’re pleased that the government has announced that it will change the law so that workers can ask for the right to flexible working…

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]]> Making the case for pensions for the self-employed https://community-tu.org/making-the-case-for-pensions-for-the-self-employed/ Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:00:04 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=36193 Pensions awareness week is the 31st October-4th November. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. With soaring bills and double-digit inflation, unions are warning that people are choosing to opt out of their pension schemes to help with the cost of living. And we know that given the urgency of the crisis, thinking long-term about pensions don’t always feel like a priority. Yet there’s one…

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]]> I’m not being paid the minimum wage — what do I do? https://community-tu.org/im-not-being-paid-the-minimum-wage-what-do-i-do/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:42:33 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=35588 We recently surveyed Community members on what they knew about minimum wage. Shockingly, most members told us that they knew friends and family who were being paid below minimum wage. This is illegal. So, what can you do if you (or someone you know) are being paid below the minimum wage? Here are seven steps to follow. 1. Work out how much you are entitled to The first step is to verify…

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]]> Building a network of tech champions https://community-tu.org/building-a-network-of-tech-champions/ Mon, 02 May 2022 07:08:26 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=34816 Community staff recently finished participating in a training course delivered by Dr Christina Colclough, Head of the Why not Lab, and expert in the interrelationships between work and technology. Staff from across Community have been trained up as tech champions— empowered to tackle digital issues in all of our workplaces. Over the course of the sessions, we explored the data lifecycle at…

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]]> The next steps on gender pay gap reporting https://community-tu.org/the-next-steps-on-gender-pay-gap-reporting/ Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:56:48 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=33624 Last week, I spoke at the Alliance for Finance event on gender pay gap reporting. Over the course of two hours, representatives from across the finance industry discussed gender pay gap reporting and how employers were working to improve inclusion across their organisations. The topic that my colleague Alex and I presented on was ‘Does gender pay gap reporting work?’. Currently in the U.K…

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]]> “Daughter of furlough” would protect workers from future disruption https://community-tu.org/daughter-of-furlough-would-protect-workers-from-future-disruption/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:55:08 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=32363 At Community, we stand fully behind the TUC’s call for a permanent short-time working scheme, which will help stop workers from losing their jobs in times of crisis. The proposed scheme would be similar to the coronavirus job retention scheme (furlough scheme), which is about to wind down, and mirror similar systems in 23 other countries around the world, such as Germany, Japan…

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]]> Q&A: What’s changed in England on 19th July https://community-tu.org/qa-whats-changed-in-england-on-19th-july/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 13:13:50 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=32082 What are the new rules around masks and social distancing? All legal coronavirus restrictions ended on the 19th of July in England. That means masks and social distancing will no longer be enforceable by law from the 19th of July. This change also means end to the work from home guidance. Also scrapped are limits on the number of people who can attend events, closures of certain types of…

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]]> CCTV in betting shops: a guide https://community-tu.org/cctv-in-betting-shops-guide/ https://community-tu.org/cctv-in-betting-shops-guide/#respond Mon, 24 May 2021 09:14:45 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=24071 CCTV is covered by the Data Protection Act 2018 and by the General Data Protection Regulation. This blog talks you through the rules around CCTV at work, specifically in betting shops. What are the rules around CCTV at betting shops? CCTV is often used in betting shops, to protect your safety or prevent crime. Generally, speaking, CCTV shouldn’t be used in private areas…

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]]> https://community-tu.org/cctv-in-betting-shops-guide/feed/ 0 The future for workers and tech https://community-tu.org/the-future-for-workers-and-tech/ https://community-tu.org/the-future-for-workers-and-tech/#respond Fri, 14 May 2021 11:05:00 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=23911 Anna Mowbray presented the findings of Community’s report, ‘Sharing the Future: Workers and Technology in the 2020s’, at the Challenging Tech symposium, hosted by Cardiff University’s Data justice Lab. Here’s what she said: In 2018, Community started our Commission on Workers and Technology. We did this as we were hearing reports that more and more jobs were vulnerable to automation…

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