here in the uk, the trades union congress said there were "huge gaps" in draft guidelines on workplacet out over the weekend. labour said workers needed to know that the government was looking out for them. no worker should have their lives to the lives of the loved i's risk simply by going to work. this is a legal right and crucially must not be test site now. —— cast aside now. the documents present measures to maintain safe workplaces, such as handwashing and social distancing, as being at the discretion of employers when they are requirements of the law. he said the government should require firms to conduct covid—i9 risk assessments. workers need to have confidence and trust that the government has got their back, so will the minister confirmed that employees will not be prejudiced in any ways for drawing attention to safety values in the workplace? mr speaker, this time we are all in this together. i hope that my comments received in the constructive spirit in which they are offered. the minister said the guidelines were an early draft. this is not a finished process, we need to

the government's draft advice to help employers decide when to reopen was criticized by the trades union congress in a letter to the business secretary the t.c. said the government's plan lacked proper safeguards for employees the consultation papers suggests government proposes a return to business as usual with no new requirements placed on employees beyond existing health and safety law and no government commitment to increased health and safety meant all public awareness of their health and safety rights we believe this approach will risk the safety and wellbeing of workers as they return to work. on the concerns of the guidelines only suggest businesses consider practices such as social distancing rather than enforcing them they noted today's section regarding p.p. he was left empty except for a note to say that more details would follow on that there also failures to include a requirement the firm's published risk assessments for the virus and guidance was lurking on her company's should deal with at risk groups such as pregnant women or all the members of staff labor shadow secretary for w

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terms of the next steps, i am pleased to tell her that i have already been talking to the trades union congresss to create newjobs. that is something we are determined to make sure happens. i look forward to continuing my conversations with members opposite and indeed with the trade unions and the cbi and other business groups, as we look forward toa business groups, as we look forward to a brighter future as we get through this crisis. people can come back to work and we can create the jobs, the opportunities and brighter future for tomorrow. the chair of the select committee, mel stride. thank you, mr speaker. can i broadly welcomed the statement of the chancellor has made relating to furlough, and in particular the additional flexibility is that he has outlined, most noticeably around part—time working. but as we come through this crisis, a number of businesses, many businesses, will be saddled with a very significant debts, just at the time we are looking to those businesses to invest and grow the economy. so would my right honourable friend agree with me that it is absolutely vital that th

kate bell, head of economics at the trade union as congress talking to us about the confusion generatede prime minister's announcement of economic roping on sunday. i lived in london for three public d i never took transportation. even living in chelsea and working in the city -- anna: but i am not sure that is typical. i am not sure your experience is typical, matt. matt: i am just saying i think a vespa or a bicycle is a much better way to get around. that is just my personal dvice. great. very green and quick. let's get your bloomberg first word news from the bloomberg material natural right now. the u.s. has won its battle to ramp up its virus testing capacity. that is according to president trump. more than 300,000 daily tests are being conducted as of thursday according to the covid tracking judge. his news conference, as usual, got a little bit testy with reporters. but deaths in the u.s. have now topped 80,000 and that drives temperatures higher. federal reserve efficiency are pushing back on the market view that rates may go negative. both chicago's charles evans and atlanta's

general secretary of the trades union congress and joins me from north london.essment, that they are required to consult the unions in the workforce. it's notjust the work force that will be harmed. it's whole communities. this is at least a step forward. the real test will be delivery. one problems as we had real confusion on sunday with people being told that they should be back at work on monday or was it wednesday without any real plan what that into childcare, for shielded workers. it was chaotic. i think where we've got to now with the chancellor's announcement is that thejob retention scheme chancellor's announcement is that the job retention scheme that provides that wage subsidy to ensure that workers get at least 80% of their income, will continue to the autumns that gives a breathing space for employers to get this right to doa for employers to get this right to do a proper health and safety assessment in making workplace say. sort out those really basic questions. if i don't have childcare, if i have to use public transport or i have health vulnerabi