UK union federation campaigning for the HSE to introduce a maximum workplace temperature, with employer action required above 24C.
TUC analysis of official figures says UK households have paid an extra £13,961 on bills since 2021, or £2,792 a year. Almost two-thirds of it is mortgage cost, so the figure measures borrowers more closely than it measures households in general.
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The TUC says cutting the bank surcharge from 8% to 3% in 2023 cost the UK £6bn over three years. It wants a higher rate at the 28 October budget, so bank finance teams have a scenario to price while the Treasury has not stated its intentions.
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Kemi Badenoch says a Conservative government would end inheritance tax on family homes and let couples leave an extra £1m tax-free. For owner-operators planning succession, it stays an opposition promise until the party wins power and passes it into law.
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Employers refusing flexible working requests will have to show it is reasonable to rely on one of eight statutory grounds, under rules expected in late 2027. Rulings on what counts as reasonable will lag the rules by years, so HR teams will apply the test with little guidance.
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A survey of 1,288 workers in seven climate-exposed sectors found 56% hit by extreme weather at work last year. Only 26% said their employer has a plan for it.
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