About 400 jobs will be lost at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, which is to close by the summer of 2025.
Employee relations
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Employment specialists have their say on the Tesco v Usdaw fire and rehire verdict.
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More than half of business leaders will be less likely to hire as a result of the government’s upcoming reforms to workers’ rights.
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Employees missed out on £2bn of paid holiday last year, according to research by the TUC.
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Local government staff in England and Wales are voting on whether to take strike action over pay in a six-week balloting process.
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A public services workforce commission that would bring together unions, employers and academics to fix the UK's ‘broken public realm’ has been proposed.
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Retail giant Amazon has awarded a pay deal for its tens of thousands of UK employees worth nearly 10%.
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Workers at Northern Gas Networks are being balloted on strike action over working conditions.
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Collaborative working will help achieve “the win-win of greater productivity and a fairer working environment for staff”, according to ministers.
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The poll of zero-hours contract workers commissioned by the TUC revealed that 84% wanted regular hours of work – compared to just 14% who did not.
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Tata Steel said it had begun assessing whether those who had expressed an interest in taking redundancy were in roles that could be closed.
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Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
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Employees constantly contacted outside working hours could receive larger payouts under government plans to create a 'right to switch off'.
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The funding is intended to support workers and businesses by the closure of furnaces at Port Talbot.
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Strikes on LNER routes between London and Edinburgh have been announced as a result of a breakdown in agreements between Aslef and the rail operator.