Policy Lead, Employment Rights and Labour Markets

Policy Lead, Employment Rights and Labour Markets

Location: London

Salary: £67,674 per annum including London Weighting rising incrementally to £68.858 (pro rata) per annum including LW

Fixed term 18-month contract, 35 hours a week. Happy to talk about flexible working.

Location - Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS. TUC’s flexible work policy applies, which allows working from home up to five days per fortnight.

The TUC is looking for a policy lead to contribute to our work on employment rights and wider labour market policy.

This position has been created to boost the TUC’s policy capacity at a time of significant shifts in the UK labour market. The role will support our response to both new legislation and a rapidly changing economy.

It will suit someone who is as comfortable analysing draft regulations as they are writing a briefing for our General Secretary and who has a strong commitment to delivering better outcomes for working people.

What key experience, skills, knowledge and understanding do you need?

 You will need:

• Experience in evidence-based policy development on issues related to employment rights and/or labour markets


• Ability in writing in a compelling and accessible style whether it is a blog for the TUC’s website or a detailed response to a government consultation


• Confident skills in evaluating and communicating a range of data sources from legal material to quantitative data

If this is you, then take a look at our job description and person specification.

The TUC values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from within and outside of the trade union movement.

We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. Therefore, if you’re BME and are interested in the post, we invite you to join an online briefing at 1 pm, on Thursday 16 July 2026 about the post, to hear about the TUC and ask questions of the recruiting manager. 

If you’d like to attend the briefing, please email jobs@tuc.org.uk by 12 noon on Tuesday 14 July 2026. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply.

Vacancy closes at 12 noon Tuesday 21 July 2026.  Interview date to be confirmed.

The TUC operates an anonymised recruitment process, and names are not included during shortlisting. We don’t ask for details of educational institutions attended.

To view the job description and person specification, guidance on completing your application and TUC terms and conditions, please visit our online application portal.

Closing date: 21st July 2026 (12PM)

Shortlist date: 22nd July 2026

Interview date: TBC