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David Martyn (Thompsons) speaking notes 

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Preparing for the Employment Rights Bill

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Preparing for the Employment Rights Bill October 2026 The right to guaranteed hours expected 2027 Fire and rehire becomes automatic unfair dissmissal Employers asked to create Gender Pay Gap Action Plans Compensation for cancelled shifts voluntary from april 2026 expected 2027

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Keep an eye out for future webinars on the ERB

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The TUC provides training for union reps. If you're interested in developing your skills or refreshing your knowledge, you'll find everything you need in this section. Explore our classroom courses, online courses, webinars and eNotes. Sign up to our latest news.

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The TUC provides training for union reps. If you're interested in developing your skills or refreshing your knowledge, you'll find everything you need in this section. Explore our classroom courses, online courses, webinars and eNotes. Sign up to our latest news.

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TUC Digital Lab

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Prototyping is a very important tool when it comes to designing new digital systems. As non-profits, reliant on members' contributions, unions have to be careful to get the best returns out of any digital spend. Yet the costs for new digital development can run into thousands of pounds.

Building a prototype - the most basic version of your solution that you can test with real users - lets you check if you're on the right track, and reduces the risk of costly project failures.

Continue reading Testing your union's new digital services by prototyping
TUC Digital Lab report
In recent years, new digital start-ups have changed the faces of whole industries. New entrants have risen to dominance in their sectors and previously major players have collapsed. The pace of change has only intensified with the digital-first response to Covid-19.

Unions aren't commercial businesses but as organisations we don't exist in a vacuum. We too can find our position eroded by disruptive innovation if we fail to understand how it works or adapt to it.

Continue reading Unions and digital disruptors
New Digital Lab report
In 2021, people expect good quality digital interactions with all companies and organisations. Unions are no exceptions - prospective members will expect to be able to easily and immediately join online.

Continue reading Online joining in unions - current and best practice

This year's been longer than usual and mostly awful, but it's given us all some time to think.

One of the things we've been reflecting on is the immediate future of work, whether the "new normal" just becomes "normal" for millions of workers, and how unions should adapt to this.

Continue reading Delivering for "different" in 2021

Since the lockdown, video conferencing has become second nature for our team meetings and one to one calls. And more of us are giving presentations online to union conferences, rallies and meetings, or being interviewed in our homes for media or training webinars.

When you're doing this kind of presentation, you control a lot more about the way you're seen on screen than you would have done at a physical event that had been set up by somebody else. You are also viewed much closer up than usual, so the little things about your presentation can get more scrutiny.

Continue reading Improving your video call presence - a how to guide
TUC Digital Lab case study with BFAWU
Coronavirus is changing how people work and how unions organise. Face to face contact in every sector is being reduced due to social distancing measures, more employees working from home, workplaces opening and closing due to government lockdowns and significant portions of workers on furlough.

Continue reading Recruiting hard-to-engage workers on digital during Covid-19

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TUC Digital - Supporting digital-first trades unionism.

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Prototyping is a very important tool when it comes to designing new digital systems. As non-profits, reliant on members' contributions, unions have to be careful to get the best returns out of any digital spend. Yet the costs for new digital development can run into thousands of pounds.

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STUC Event evaluation form

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Thank you for attending Wednesday’s STUC Conference - Navigating the Employment Rights Bill, it was great to see you all and hear first hand some of the preparations already taking place ahead of the Bill becoming an Act of Parliament. Over 80 of you attended throughout the day as we explored how we can build capacity, resource and adjust our operations in order to take full advantage of any opportunities that might arise. These are all conversation we are keen to continue throughout the year ahead and we would love to attend your branch or workplace meetings to discuss how we can build on these themes in more detail. We value your honest feedback to help us improve future events and support your work. Please complete the form below, and let us know how we can best help you and your reps prepare for the Employment Rights Bill coming in to place.Privacy Notice: The Scottish Trade Union Congress is fully compliant with the Data Protection Act 2018, the UK General Data Protection Regulations and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR). We are committed to protecting the privacy of individuals on STUC organised courses and events and will treat all information you provide with care. You can read our full privacy notice at: https://www.stuc.org.uk/privacy

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The Employments Right Bill is expected to become law in autumn 2025. This means important changes to employment law. Keep up to date with legislation changes.

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Further details on the measures included within the Employment Rights Bill.