Mental health struggles, from our perspective, are not a seasonal trend. They are the result of work that is insecure and isolating.
By Emma McClelland
17 January 2022
It’s been a packed year for charities supporting EEA nationals and their families. In this post, the Work Rights Centre team reflect on their most important moments and cases during the past 12 months
By Emma McClelland
18 December 2021
Campaigners for equality respond to the Supreme Court ruling that the government is free to discriminate against EU benefit claimants with pre-settled status
By Emma McClelland
15 December 2021
While some people are full of festive cheer, others are stuck in work that brings them zero joy. So, this Christmas, we're encouraging you to join our campaign to send a message to bad employers and encourage workers who need help to reach out.
By Emma McClelland
01 December 2021
We're looking for a confident employment solicitor to join our multilingual team of caseworkers for 3 days a week.
By Olivia Vicol
10 November 2021
In his autumn address to the House of Commons, Chancellor Rishi Sunak increased the National Living Wage. But with inflation expected to rise, energy prices soaring and a cut to Universal Credit, this budget looks set to fall short of addressing Britain's poverty crisis
By Olivia Vicol
26 October 2021
As London Challenge Poverty Week begins, we're examining what happens when precarious employment, migration status and a miserly welfare system collide
By Emma McClelland
11 October 2021
The Home Office expects employers to check the right to work of all EU, EEA, and Swiss nationals. But half a million applications are pending and its own system is not fit for purpose. This briefing explains the faults and what it takes to fix them.
By Emma McClelland
06 September 2021
Our new report documents the issues faced by EU nationals and their families after the EUSS deadline.
By Emma McClelland
25 August 2021
We're looking for a Romanian-speaking colleague to join our London service provision team full time. Apply by the 08th of August 2021.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
20 July 2021
The litmus test of EUSS success will be the ability of EU citizens to live and work normally from 1st July
By Emma McClelland
08 June 2021
June is Pride Month, an opportunity to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and defend their rights
By Emma McClelland
05 June 2021
Public services are increasingly moving online, leaving thousands of people who struggle with digital literacy behind. We're launching an app development project that will fix this.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
20 May 2021
The Work Rights Centre, along with Settled, have partnered to raise awareness of the EUSS and to support vulnerable EU nationals with their applications.
By Emma McClelland
11 May 2021
Statistics show that, so far, 5.2 million EUSS applications have been made. Of those, at least 45,500 were refused and 54,100 deemed ‘invalid’. And while the number of overall applications seems positive, the picture is not as rosy on closer inspection.
By Emma McClelland
10 May 2021
We're looking for a Polish-speaking colleague to join our London service provision team for two days a week. Apply by the 18th of April 2021.
By Olivia Vicol
06 April 2021
From 01 March 2020 to 10 March 2021, we saw over 1,000 new cases. This is almost double our previous case load. Read our Year of Covid report, to discover what we've learnt about the vulnerabilities of migrant workers in the low paid sector, and what we and the Government can do to address them.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
31 March 2021
In aid of International Women’s Day, our team shared their thoughts on some of these challenges, along with the ways in which they work to level the playing field for women.
By Emma McClelland
08 March 2021
With furlough and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) extended to the end of September, the Chancellor’s Spring Budget is good news for people who are already in secure employment or running a business. But for the 6 million people who rely on Universal Credit (UC), the Chancellor’s decision to end the £20/week uplift in September is a tragedy.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
05 March 2021
On the 3rd of March the Chancellor is due to make one of the most anticipated budget statements in recent years. Covid-19 has been hard on migrant workers. To heal the scars, the Chancellor will need to extend support schemes that protect the most vulnerable, and realise that recovery is not just about lifting lockdown, but livelihoods.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
22 February 2021
In this article we look at what the end of the Brexit transition means for EU nationals' access to social security, why applying to the EU Settlement Scheme is key, and who is at risk of falling through the cracks
By Olivia Vicol
05 January 2021
We are looking for an expert stortyteller to join our team for 15h a week, and grow our supporter base.
By Olivia Vicol
04 January 2021
NINO allocations are suspended for EU nationals. Learn more about your rights, and how to fight it.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
05 December 2020
We are looking for a motivated candidate with a passion for justice, to join our team in Manchester.
By Dora-Olivia Vicol
06 June 2020
Our Development manager attends the first roundtable with the Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, to discuss the impact of settled status, the Immigration Bill, and integration.
By Adina Maglan
07 April 2019
Volunteering for the Mayor of London’s campaign to support European Londoners secure their status in the UK
By Adina Maglan
05 April 2019
Work Rights Centre launches the UK’s first comprehensive introduction to employment rights. Narrated in English with subtitles in 21 languages, the 3-minute sends one clear message: everyone has the right to work that is fair, safe, and that pays.
By Zac Downs
08 October 2018
The Institute of Fiscal Studies held their annual event presenting a report on United Kingdom living standards, poverty and inequality.
By Dasha Vodchic
13 August 2018
Employment rights, friendship, and a charity model embedded in the community: our Chair Of Trustees and beneficiaries talk to the London Community Foundation.
By Zac Downs
30 July 2018
Together with over 100 representatives from different migrant sector organisations, WoRC attended a forum which proposed means of countering the hostile environment to which the Windrush Generation were subjected.
By Aleksandra Tomczak
28 July 2018
Brent Council hosted its 2018 Voluntary Sector Organisations consultation. During the meeting, the attendees discussed the proposed Partnership Principles, and how these would work in a wider partnership strategy.
By Adina Maglan
28 July 2018
Work Rights Centre has been invited to deliver a bespoke training on Equalities and Work Rights in English and Romanian as part of an ESOL course organised by Hertfordshire County Council.
By Adina Maglan
21 July 2018
We are pleased to announce that Bulgarians in London had published their new blog featuring an interview with Work Rights Centre's communications officer.
By Lora Tabakova
24 June 2018
Along with a number of Brent-based community organisations and social enterprises, WoRC was invited to review the needs of the borough's voluntary sector.
By Lora Tabakova
20 June 2018
Since the EU referendum the circumstances of EU nationals in the UK have worsened. This article considers some of the barriers EU nationals face in making applications for Settled Status.
By Lora Tabakova
25 April 2018
Our team of dedicated volunteers had the pleasure to attend a conference on the 6th of April 2018 hosted by the AIRE Centre (Advice on Individual Rights in Europe) on the subject of Providing Legal Advice to EEA nationals, as part of a project funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
By Dasha Vodchic
06 April 2018