Employee relations

The government has awarded grants worth £2.8m from the Union Modernisation Fund to 28 projects.The fund was set up two...

Dates for renewed postal strikes are set to be announced after the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) failed to reach an...

CBI director-general Richard Lambert today told delegates at the TUC Congress that it was time for employer groups and unions...

Gordon Brown will inject a further £3m into the Union Learning Fund, which aims to help unions open up a...

Conciliation service Acas has appointed Ed Sweeney as its new chairman.Sweeney replaces Rita Donaghy who has served as chair since...

Pilots of an early dispute resolution scheme across a number of employment tribunals have been a success, initial results suggest.The...

Are we returning to the bad old days of endless industrial disputes, walkouts and wildcat strikes? You may think so,...

Measuring employee engagement is one of the few ways a business can determine if its benefits packages, values and people...

‘Now is the winter of our discontent’. In 1978-79, the opening line of Shakespeare’s Richard III was bandied about by...

The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has put strike action by more than 2,300 Metronet maintenance workers scheduled...

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How human resources departments in Manchester are helping to tackle gang culture
How the police are trying...

A union head has warned Gordon Brown that he could pay a ‘political price’ at the next general election unless...

More than 800 rail workers at train operator One will conduct a 24-hour strike on 15 and 17 September, in...

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has agreed to extend talks with Royal Mail for a further five days to resolve...

The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) has called a halt to a three-day strike on the London Underground...