TUC teams up with Tiscali to supply employment content

Revolution UK 21-Apr-04

The TUC's web site WorkSmart (www.worksmart.org.uk) has joined up with Tiscali to provide content on employment issues.

Tiscali's jobs channels now incorporate WorkSmart and contain information on health at work, money and employment rights. The partnership is being trialled for 15 months.

The site has links to government and online services, with help on locating free advice and interactive union finders. Information is in a question-and-answer format with jargon-busting links to key definitions. This is the first time the TUC has syndicated its content online.

John Wood, TUC spokesman, explained: "As an organisation with a small budget, the web is a brilliant way to make public more than 150 years of employment rights information."

Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, added: "By bringing together WorkSmart's expertise and Tiscali's wide reach, we hope to help more people get the best from the world of work."

Richard Ayers, portal director at Tiscali, said: "The TUC was an ideal partner for the jobs channel as it has the worker's perspective. It offers a wealth of experience and is packed with useful, up-to-date information that is written in a very clear and straightforward way."