Unison has launched a TV advertising campaign promoting the importance of union membership. Unison is the UK’s largest public sector...
Employee relations
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Olympic Delivery Authority at war with construction union Ucatt over building project
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryEXCLUSIVE
The £5.3bn Olympic Games building project is heading for industrial relations meltdown as a stand-off intensifies between trade unions and... -
Construction union Ucatt calls for National Institute for Clinical Excellence to recommend Alimta drug in treating mesothelioma cancer caused by exposure to asbestos
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryConstruction union Ucatt is demanding the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice) recommends the use of the drug Alimta, in...
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The UK Armed Forces has the ‘X factor’ according to an internal attitude survey, which found high levels of job...
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More than 125 Tesco distribution drivers in Livingston, Scotland, have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over...
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The joint general secretary of the new ‘super-union’ failed to turn up at his own press launch, causing speculation over the...
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TUC chief Brendan Barber defends tribunal system despite surge in court cases
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherEXCLUSIVETUC leader Brendan Barber has insisted the employment tribunal system is “sensible”, despite a massive rise in the number of...
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Rita Donaghy to take over from Sir Alistair Graham as interim head of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryRita Donaghy has been appointed interim chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life with immediate effect.She takes over...
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Will the super union be a great big force for good or turn back the clock to the dark days of the 1970s?
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Employers put off recruiting disabled people by politically correct language of disability
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMany employers are put off by the politically correct “language of disability”, despite believing they should make efforts to hire...
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Candidates in 3 May elections back public sector workers’ strike over pay and job cuts says PCS poll
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherFour in five Labour candidates at Thursday’s elections have backed today’s nationwide civil service strike, according to a poll.Up to...
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Public sector workers in second one-day strike over job cuts, pay and privatisation
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryTens of thousands of civil servants across 200 government departments, agencies and non-departmental bodies are taking part in a second one-day...
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Relations between the Cabinet Office and the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) hit a new low in the run...
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Today you will have come to work as normal, sat down at your desk, drunk your cup of tea and...
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The Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) has warned of possible strike action by cabin crew at Thomsonfly, following a failed meeting...