Trade unions

Hats off to Bob Fawthrop, chief executive of outsourcing company Morgan Chambers, who has just recruited Rory Murphy, one of the UK’s leading unionists, as its HR director.

The GMB union is planning a recruitment drive among croupiers and casino staff

The government has announced that an extra £30m is to be given to the NHS to help the implementation of Agenda for Change

Trade union Amicus calls for more employment rights for British workers; benefits of legislation seen by business as helping gain employee trust

The TUC has accused the CBI of “anti-public sector bias”.The CBI absence survey claimed public sector absence has “persistently” been...

Christopher Mordue explains some of the changes to employment law facing organisations in April

Employees at struggling airline caterer Gate Gourmet will vote today on whether to take deep cuts in wages and lose benefits to keep their jobs.

Trade unions are lobbying for a shorter working week, just days ahead of an EU meeting over the UK opt-out of the Working Time Directive (WTD).

Kevin White, HR director at the Department of Work and Pensions, has faced some difficult times over the past few years. He talks exclusively to Mike Berry about those challenges.

An internal dispute over employment rights is threatening to escalate after staff working for a London council claimed their right...

A pay rise for doctors in military service still leaves them well short of the earnings on offer to civilian medical staff.

The CBI has said that the union modernisation fund must have water-tight safeguards to prevent "taxpayers' money being abused by unscrupulous unions".

Operations guidelines for the government's union modernisation fund have been published.

The BBC and trade unions have agreed to mediation at Acas to try to resolve their dispute over job cuts.Bectu,...

Unions claim that 11,000 workers supported the strike at the BBC yesterday