Employee relations

Engineers at British Gas are starting the first of five strikes in protest at the closure of the company's final salary pension scheme to new entrants

Magistrates court staff across England and Wales have voted for the first national strike in their 800-year history,in a dispute over pay

A proposed six-day strike at sports retailer JJB Sports has been called off after workers voted to accept an improved management offer

Unions have warned Coventry City Council that they will pursue their fight for a fair grading system for staff under a controversial new pay deal

Builders working on Heathrow airport’s terminal five have confirmed that there will be a Christmas and New Year strike over pay

London Underground workers have called off a strike that was set to bring misery to Londoners over Christmas

Around 200 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) working for the NHS Pensions Agency are being balloted today for industrial action over the effects of plans to privatise the agency

Royal Mail is expected to face demands for a rise in postal workers’ pay as the Communication Workers Union (CWU) launches a campaign to raise wages in line with the national average

Union membership crisis as long-term decline continues.

Unions urged to be more co-operative or face extinction.

Much has changed in the 30 years since the formation of conciliation service Acas.

Alex Blyth finds out why the DTI is so optimistic about the latest national agreement in the printing industry.

London Underground workers are planning a three-day strike starting on 19 December in a protest over planned job cuts

UN health agency threatens to sack disgruntled employees; Total U-turn as oil giant offers compensation to villagers; Strikes fail to deter Spanish government's labour reforms; Restructuring responsible for Europe's job losses

The UK's two biggest unions for college and university academic staff have voted to merge