Trade unions

Consultant editor Darren Newman examines the Trade Union Bill and explains why, as currently drafted, the Bill places more restrictions...

The Government has announced plans to stop public-sector workers paying their union subscriptions straight from their salaries.
As part of...

The Government has launched its Trade Union Bill – its legislation designed to toughen up existing laws on strike action....

The UK’s biggest union, Unite, has passed a motion to remove a clause in its rules that requires members to...

Introducing driver-only operated trains at London Overground could have been a recipe for industrial unrest and employee dissatisfaction, but last...

Today’s Queen’s Speech from the first majority Conservative government since John Major was in power proposed a number of new...

Consultant editor Darren Newman examines Government's proposals for reform in relation to industrial action, and balloting thresholds in particular.

The planned rail strikes for next Monday and Tuesday have now been called off.
Earlier today, the Transport Salaried Staff’s...

Any negotiation with a trade union should aim to achieve a mutually acceptable outcome. But when making changes to employees’...

The Conservative Party will announce plans in the Queen’s Speech this month to make it harder for employees to go...

An employment tribunal has given short shrift to a claim that a complaint about a line manager’s rudeness to a...

An employment tribunal has awarded compensation to the former employees of a BT subsidiary for the failure to carry out...

Public-sector stoppages have prompted the Conservatives to propose reforms that they think would curb strike action. But will these reforms...

Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), fell to its lowest ever level in January 2015, hitting just...

The Conservatives have indicated that their manifesto for the 2015 general election will include a tougher stance on strike ballots,...