The UK Government will be leading the celebrations of the legacy of Robert Burns this week with a reception at Lancaster House in London and the launch of a new a video showing armed forces personnel and diplomatic staff across the world reciting Burns’ poetry. read more
Cold Weather Payment has been triggered by low temperatures in Wokingham this week. You can check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/cold-weather-payment/eligibility
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Sarah Champion MP, Labour’s Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, responding to a joint report from the parliamentary committees for Petitions and for Women and Equalities, said:
“All workers deserve dignity, safety and equality in the workplace and respectful dress codes must be part of that.
“The Government’s insistence that the status quo is adequate on this issue is clearly not true. This report is clear that many women feel compelled to wear discriminatory outfits at work or face disciplinary action.
“Labour urges the Government to undertake its own review into lack of compliance amongst employers in this area and to bring forward suggestions on how greater equality in the workplace can be realised.”
read morePresident Xi Jinping has called for building a strong military by further enhancing the military’s political awareness, pushing forward reform, and governing it according to law. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Centra… read more