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Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining is the process of negotiation between representatives of trade unions and employers in respect of employees’ terms and conditions such as pay, hours of work and working conditions.


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    Strike action averted as firefighters accept pay deal

    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2023
    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2023

    Members of the Fire Brigade Union vote overwhelmingly in favour of a revised pay offer from employers.

    • Collective bargaining
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    • Retail

    Tesco store pay to increase 7% to £11.02 per hour

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Feb 2023

    Tesco store pay will increase by 7% - the third pay increase for this group of employees in the past 10 months.

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    • Collective bargaining

    Exclusive: ‘HR has forgotten the art of industrial relations’ says TUC’s Paul Nowak

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2023

    TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says the government is doing little to resolve the strikes, and HR is not equipped to deal with unions.

    • Collective bargaining
    • Employee relations
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    University of Oxford vice-chancellor plans review of pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2023

    The University of Oxford's new vice-chancellor plans to commission an independent review of pay, pensions and working conditions.

    • Collective bargaining
    • Dispute resolution
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    Employers agree inflation-busting pay deals to avoid strikes

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2022

    Significant pay increases have been agreed at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and logistics company Wincanton in order to avert industrial action.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
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    Royal Mail strike goes ahead as talks fail

    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 24 Nov 2022

    Thousands of postal workers have begun a 48-hour strike after talks between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU)...

    • Collective bargaining
    • Dispute resolution
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    Universities consider earlier pay round to help end dispute

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Nov 2022

    Universities are considering whether to bring forward their next pay round in order to support staff as living costs rise.

    • Collective bargaining
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    Cash delivery workers set to strike over pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Nov 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Nov 2022

    Cash delivery workers are set to strike in December, despite an improved pay offer from their employer, G4S.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
    • Dispute resolution

    Bus strike called off after improved pay deal

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022

    A bus strike across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire has been called off after union members accepted an above-inflation pay offer....

    • Collective bargaining
    • Employee relations
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    Virgin Trains bypassed trade union in pay negotiations, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Sep 2022

    Rail workers whose union claimed Virgin Trains bypassed collective bargaining negotiations when the company made a pay offer directly to the workforce are in line to receive compensation totalling £4.8m.

    • Zero hours
    • Collective bargaining
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    Union to take Deliveroo to Supreme Court over collective bargaining

    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022
    by Jo Faragher 5 Sep 2022

    The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) will take Deliveroo to the Supreme Court over collective bargaining rights.
    The...

    • Collective bargaining
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    RPI inflation forecast to reach 18% says think tank

    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 3 Aug 2022

    The NIESR has forecast RPI inflation to rises to 17.7% in the next 12 months, up from its current level of 11.7%.

    • Employee relations
    • Collective bargaining
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    Train drivers will strike on Saturday 30 July

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Jul 2022

    The Aslef union has announced that train drivers at eight rail companies will strike on 30 July in a dispute over pay after talks broke down over a pay offer.

    • Collective bargaining
    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution

    RMT union rejects Network Rail pay offer – strike set for 27 July

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Jul 2022

    Network Rail has has put forward a fresh pay offer as it attempts to break the deadlock with rail unions.

    • Collective bargaining
    • Employee relations
    • Latest News

    Heathrow-based cabin crew set for 18% pay rise

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jun 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Jun 2022

    Outsourced cabin crew who work on a contract with SAS Connect are to recieve a pay rise well in excess of the current rate of inflation.

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