'Workers need a place in the Boardroom'

General Secretary of TUC, Frances O’Grady, is set to open talks with Prime Minister Theresa May regarding the current status of workers in the UK.

Speaking to The Mirror ahead of TUC’s annual conference in Brighton, O’Grady promised to hold May to her promise of making Britain “a country that works for everyone”. During May’s election campaign, she heavily criticised excessive executive pay and promised worker representation in the Boardroom.

On this issue, O’Grady comments: “It's interesting that a Conservative Prime Minister is looking at corporate governance reform to give workers a voice at the top of a company. It suggests to me that the fault lines are changing."

The conference will be the launching pad for new initiatives which aim to put a spotlight on zero-hour contracts and the firms who still utilise them.