The number of workers who are union members has fallen slightly in the past year, official statistics have revealed.Union density in...
Employee relations
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British Airways cabin crew voted by a 76% majority to accept a new pay deal negotiated at the end of...
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The Gibbons Report on reviewing employment dispute resolution practice represents a compelling call for a change in the way employment tribunals...
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Retail union Usdaw launches latest drive for union recognition at Marks and Spencer
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMembers of retail union Usdaw working at Marks and Spencer have launched their latest union recognition drive outside the company’s...
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Employers Forum on Age dismisses claims of landmark decision after Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust reinstates older worker sacked day before age regulations came into force
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Employers Forum on Age (EFA) has warned employers that the decision of a hospital to reinstate a worker sacked...
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National Union of Teachers to sue education secretary Alan Johnson over exclusion from pay talks
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe National Union of Teachers is to sue education secretary Alan Johnson for refusing to include it in pay talks.
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BT workers have today been advised to accept a pay rise of 4.7% for 2007-08, just days after they rejected...
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Allegations of bullying, physical assault and name-calling dominate tribunal claims for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, research has found....
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Gibbons Review dispute resolutions: Taking the battle out of the dispute
by Ross Bentleyby Ross BentleyThe Gibbons Review wants alternative dispute resolutions to reduce the escalating number of cases going to tribunal.
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Staff at Gatwick Refuelling Services threaten strike action over employer’s refusal to recognise T&G union
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherAeroplane refuellers at Gatwick airport have threatened to strike after they failed to have their trade union status recognised. The ...
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The recently recognised AA Democratic Union (AADU) has been branded impotent by the GMB after the road services group ditched...
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The new super-union formed by the merger of Amicus and the Transport & General Workers’ (T&G) union will be called...
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Teacher at centre of veil row loses dismissal appeal against former employer Kirklees Council
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryAmina Azmi, who brought an unsuccessful claim against her employer after she was dismissed for refusing to remove her veil while...
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Research finds poor recruitment practices lose employers customers as well as potential recruits
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPoor recruitment practices are damaging brands, turning off potential employees and losing customers, new research has found.
An online survey...
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Public and Commercial Services Union demands end to staff and budget cuts or Home Office shake-up could fail
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe biggest civil service union has warned the government that a new justice department will fail unless staff and budget...