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Trade unions

A trade union is an association of workers in a particular industry or sector, designed to protect the rights, interests and working conditions of employees. Large trade unions in the UK include the TUC, Unite, Unison, the GMB and Usdaw.

Trade unions can receive recognition, or employers can derecognise trade unions. Employment laws protecting employees taking industrial action, such as taking part in strikes or picketing, are contained in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.


    • NHS
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    Nurses in England vote against 5.5% pay award

    by Rob Moss 23 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 23 Sep 2024

    Members of the Royal College of Nursing working for the NHS in England have voted to reject the 2024-25 pay...

    • Scotland
    • NHS
    • Latest News

    Thousands of NHS staff in Scotland accept pay offer

    by Zoe Wickens 23 Sep 2024
    by Zoe Wickens 23 Sep 2024

    Thousands of NHS staff in Scotland have voted to accept the Scottish government’s pay offer, ending a consultation process.

    • Employee relations
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Train drivers vote to accept 15% pay deal

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Sep 2024

    Members of Aslef, the train drivers' union, accepted an offer that included a 5% backdated pay rise for 2022-23, a 4.75% rise for 23-24, and a 4.5% increase for 2024-25.

    • NHS
    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Junior doctors accept 22% pay settlement

    by Rob Moss 16 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 16 Sep 2024

    BMA junior doctors committee accept 22.3% pay settlement, after 66% of junior doctors in England vote in favour.

    • USA
    • North America
    • Manufacturing

    Boeing strike sees 33,000 workers down tools

    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 13 Sep 2024

    Almost 95% of voting workers rejected the proposed Boeing contract and 96% approved the work stoppage.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Case law
    • Collective bargaining

    Supreme Court: Tesco workers triumph in fire and rehire battle

    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2024

    Supreme Court unanimously rules that Tesco cannot fire and rehire distribution workers who receive ‘retained pay’ and reinstates injunction.

    • Collective redundancy
    • Manufacturing
    • Latest News

    Union anger over closure plan for Grangemouth refinery

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024

    About 400 jobs will be lost at Grangemouth, Scotland’s only oil refinery, which is to close by the summer of 2025.

    • Fire and rehire
    • Case law
    • Collective bargaining

    ‘Potentially disastrous’: Lawyers react to Tesco fire and rehire verdict

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Sep 2024

    Employment specialists have their say on the Tesco v Usdaw fire and rehire verdict.

    • Employment law
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    • Flexible working

    Businesses ‘less likely to hire’ after workers’ rights reform

    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 10 Sep 2024

    More than half of business leaders will be less likely to hire as a result of the government’s upcoming reforms to workers’ rights.

    • Employment law
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    • Trade unions

    Workers ‘cheated’ out of £2bn in paid holiday – TUC

    by Jo Faragher 9 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 9 Sep 2024

    Employees missed out on £2bn of paid holiday last year, according to research by the TUC.

    • NHS
    • Local authorities
    • Employment law

    TUC calls for a Public Services Workforce Commission

    by Adam McCulloch 5 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 5 Sep 2024

    A public services workforce commission that would bring together unions, employers and academics to fix the UK's ‘broken public realm’ has been proposed.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Retail

    Amazon raises minimum pay rates in UK by 10%

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Sep 2024

    Retail giant Amazon has awarded a pay deal for its tens of thousands of UK employees worth nearly 10%.

    • Latest News
    • Industrial action / strikes
    • Trade unions

    ‘Exhausted’ gas workers set to strike over conditions

    by Jo Faragher 4 Sep 2024
    by Jo Faragher 4 Sep 2024

    Workers at Northern Gas Networks are being balloted on strike action over working conditions.

    • Employee relations
    • Employment law
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Employee Rights Bill: Ministers call for collaborative working

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Sep 2024

    Collaborative working will help achieve “the win-win of greater productivity and a fairer working environment for staff”, according to ministers.

    • Zero hours
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    TUC poll: most zero-hours workers prefer regular hours

    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 Aug 2024

    The poll of zero-hours contract workers commissioned by the TUC revealed that 84% wanted regular hours of work – compared to just 14% who did not.

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