Women in Napo - News
Report to Feb 2012 NEC - Women's Strategy Progress So Far
31st January 2012 - Napo has regular updates from the TUC Women’s Officer, Scarlet Harris. The most recent correspondence included the following:
- CSA vote – some good news for a change
Many of you will have heard the good news earlier this week that House of Lords voted overwhelmingly against government proposals to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.
Support for an amendment came from all parties.
These unfair proposals appeared to be part of a trend to persecute and stigmatise single mothers.
- Lone Parent Obligations and the Welfare Reform Bill – another piece of good news
The TUC wrote to Lord Freud, the Minister for Welfare Reform, prior to Monday’s debate calling on the UK Government to accept amendments to the proposals on Lone Parent Obligations and the provision of childcare for single parents being forced into the JSA system.
In response to this, Lord Freud, made a number of important commitments/concessions during Monday's Report Stage proceedings. The main commitment/concession is that the UK Government will introduce specific safeguards in regulations to ensure that the DWP, Job Centre Plus staff and advisers: “will take childcare responsibilities into account when setting work-related requirements”.
The Minister also confirmed that: “Regulations will prescribe that claimants with a child under 13 will be able to limit their work search to jobs that fit around their children's school hours. This is key. The best way to prevent the inappropriate application of sanctions is to ensure that requirements are reasonable in the first instance”.
Three Ways Your Pension Will Be Squeezed
Women in Unions - Presentation by Gill Kirton to WiN Conference, 6th May 2011
Prison Reform Trust - Smart Justice for Women
Woman to head NUJ
The NUJ media union has elected its first ever woman general secretary. Michelle Stanistreet, the current deputy general secretary, will take over the role from Jeremy Dear from 1 July. She was declared elected by the union’s national executive council after the only other candidate, freelance Chris Youett, withdrew. Jeremy Dear said: “The union is in the best possible hands. Michelle has been a fantastic deputy and has always fought resolutely to defend journalists and journalism.”
Domestic violence: the facts, the issues, the future
Keir Starmer QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, focuses on data, past measures, future prosecution plans, stalking and young women. To read the speech click here.
HR Review, 10th March 2011 - Mamma Mia! The Role of Working Moms (Catherine Trombley)