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A ministerial plot to scrap the Working Time Directive in the UK reported today (Sunday) could deny paid holidays to millions of workers, and make long working weeks the norm, the TUC has said. The Sunday Times and Sun both report plans by ministers...

Since 2010, successive Tory Governments have aimed to save public money by cutting addiction services. Since addiction is often stigmatised, perhaps these politicians feel justified in cutting these unarguably essential services. These cuts really st...

“Yule pay” — mum on benefits spends £2,000 on Christmas presents for her six children say the Sun.. Homeless up by 65 percent in seven years. Homelessness is on the rise and is now affecting families who would never have expec...

A touching tale.  Staff and councillors at East Hampshire District Council have bought more than 200 Christmas presents for vulnerable children in the district. The presents have been wrapped and delivered to children put forward by local school...

Friday, 15 December, 2017: Employment Affairs & Social Protection Minister, Regina Doherty, T.D. today launched ‘Supporting Transgender Inclusion in the Workplace: Guidelines for Employers and Employees’ which were prepared by TENI. S...

A press release issued from FEANTSA the European Federation of National Organizations working with the Homeless. FEANTSA is delighted to learn that, on 14 December, the United Kingdom High Court ordered the Government to stop deporting...

According to the Independent, The High Court has ordered the Government to stop deporting homeless EU citizens under a controversial policy that has been ruled unlawful. Mrs Justice Lang said measures introduced last year were discriminatory and viol...

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There was a sharp rise in homelessness in England in the three months to September 2017, figures published today have revealed. 15,290 households were accepted as being statutorily homeless, up 6% from 14,390 in the same period last year 3,300 of tho...

MEPs, Council representatives and the European Commission informally agreed on a new, updated Europass instrument that can ensure a better understanding and more interoperability of skills and qualifications for job seekers and employers. The Europea...