Employee relations

Back-office merger; Police are ‘not thick’; Clarification

Around 5,500 British Gas engineers will be balloted in the run up to Christmas over the company's intention to close its final salary pension scheme to new starters from next year, the GMB union announced today

Conciliation service Acas has launched a new free online learning course to help employers understand and prevent bullying in the workplace

The government is set for a row with retail unions over allowing supermarkets and other large shops to open for extra hours on Sundays, according to weekend reports

The former leader of the train drivers' union Aslef has won an employment tribunal claim of unfair dismissal over a alleged financial irregularities

British Airways has estimated that this summer's Gate Gourmet staff dispute cost it between £35m and £45m.

Almost 1,000 construction workers at Heathrow's Terminal 5 have threatened to strike in a row over bonuses.

British Airways is to discipline three senior shop stewards behind August's wildcat strikes at Heathrow

Employment status of 'bank staff'

Ill-timed postponement request

In-flight caterer Gate Gourmet has signed a new deal with British Airways, ending the long-running saga surrounding its operations at Heathrow airport.

Colombia has continued to live up to its reputation as being the world's most dangerous place for unionists

Reports that the proposed 'super union' is under threat are unfounded as unionists are "desperate" for it, according to a senior Amicus source.

Direct communication between managers and employees is on the increase, according to the DTI's 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey.

The obligations on an employer to inform and consult employee representatives when proposing redundancy dismissals also apply to dismissals proposed for the purpose of introducing new contracts.