Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Register
Log in
Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+

Personnel Today

Job loss fears fuel pro-euro argument

by Personnel Today 22 Feb 2000
by Personnel Today 22 Feb 2000

Job loss fears fuel pro-euro argument


threatening withdrawal of investment if Britain does not give a clearer commitment to join.

“I have had conversations with inward investors over the last two weeks and they have told me categorically that Britain must join the euro,” he said. “They want to limit costs as far as possible, and exchange rate instability is reducing profits.”

The AEEU estimates that 150,000 of its membership of about 750,000 are directly dependent on inward investors. These jobs would go if the parent firm relocated to a country which is part of monetary union.

Sir Ken declined to name which companies are considering withdrawal.

Many inward investors, principally from the Far East, have set up plants in Britain to benefit from the relatively low employment costs and access to the single market. But the usefulness of the single market is limited while the UK stays out of the single currency, adding to transaction costs. The high level of the pound has eroded the value of exports.


New base boosts campaign


The AEEU has set up an office in Dundee to support its recruitment and recognition campaign.

The union, which has pioneered partnership agreements, also announced two further recognition deals. One was at Dundee-based wheelchair manufacturer Lomax Mobility, which employs 140; the other was at assembly firm APW, with 130 staff – where the AEEU has over 70 per cent membership.

AEEU leader Sir Ken Jackson plans to invite business leaders from the Dundee region to meet with union officials. Under statutory union recognition arrangements, due to come into effect in the spring, a union with majority membership in a company or business unit will qualify for automatic recognition.

Consultation papers on the new law were published this month.

web link www.dti.gov.uk/ir/consultz.htm


IPD names claim danger areas


By Helen Rowe

Confrontational union recognition claims will emerge in the newspaper industry and the voluntary sector, the IPD has warned.

Employee relations adviser Mike Emmott said the two areas were likely to prove the most problematic as the date nears for statutory recognition procedures, expected in the spring.

Difficulties in the voluntary sector stem partly from unions finding it difficult to communicate with staff.

“Typically they are small workplaces and the unions have had difficulty organising themselves to service their members.”

Meanwhile, in newspapers, he said, a history of conflict had created a bitter legacy. “The background in newspapers is that strong trade unions which had considerable industrial muscle in the past led to management asserting itself. Unions were sidelined and this led to derecognition in some circumstances.”

The Government’s Employment Relations Bill means employers now have to recognise unions where a sufficient number of staff is in favour.

Owen Davies of Unison said, “Trade unions have not taken the voluntary sector as seriously as we should have done. That is changing now.”

Dee Mair, group personnel manager at United News and Media, said no formal agreement has yet been reached between the Express and the National Union of Journalists.

She said the Express has an “ongoing relationship” with the union although it does not negotiate over pay.

“We are waiting to see what comes out of the legislation before we do anything,” she said.

She added that full union recognition already exists at HTV which is also owned by the company.

John Foster, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said, “About 35 per cent of regional and national papers are papers are talking to us at the moment although no full agreements have yet been reached.”

Personnel Today
Personnel Today

Personnel Today articles are written by an expert team of award-winning journalists who have been covering HR and L&D for many years. Some of our content is attributed to "Personnel Today" for a number of reasons, including: when numerous authors are associated with writing or editing a piece; or when the author is unknown (particularly for older articles).

previous post
Old-style strikes vs partnership
next post
Manufacturing industry sees a drop in employee levels

You may also like

Barrister wins gender critical belief discrimination claim

27 Jul 2022

‘Patchy’ mental health services failing ethnic minority communities

11 Jul 2022

Global study highlights hypertension treatment failings

8 Jul 2022

NICE sets out new guideline on managing depression

8 Jul 2022

Half of employees struggle to switch off on...

8 Jul 2022

Five steps for organisations across the globe to...

8 Jun 2022

The Search for Talent: Six Major Employer Pitfalls

24 May 2022

Grants scheme set up to support women’s health...

16 May 2022

How music can help to ease anxiety at...

9 May 2022

OH will be key to navigating ‘second pandemic’...

14 Apr 2022
  • 6 reasons why work-based learning is better than traditional training PROMOTED | A recent Fortune/Deloitte survey found that 71% of CEOs are anticipating that this year’s biggest business disrupter...Read more
  • Strengthening Scotland’s public services through virtual recruiting PROMOTED | This website is Scotland's go-to place for job seekers looking to apply for roles in public services...Read more
  • What’s next for L&D? Enter Alchemist… PROMOTED | It’s time to turn off the tedious and get ready for interactive and immersive learning experiences...Read more
  • Simple mistakes are blighting the onboarding experience PROMOTED | The onboarding of new hires is a company’s best chance...Read more
  • Preventing Burnout: How can HR help key workers get the right help? PROMOTED | Workplace wellbeing may seem a distant memory...Read more

Personnel Today Jobs
 

Search Jobs

PERSONNEL TODAY

About us
Contact us
Browse all HR topics
Email newsletters
Content feeds
Cookies policy
Privacy policy
Terms and conditions

JOBS

Personnel Today Jobs
Post a job
Why advertise with us?

EVENTS & PRODUCTS

The Personnel Today Awards
The RAD Awards
Employee Benefits
Forum for Expatriate Management
OHW+
Whatmedia

ADVERTISING & PR

Advertising opportunities
Features list 2022

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Linkedin


© 2011 - 2022 DVV Media International Ltd

Personnel Today
  • Home
    • All PT content
    • Advertise
  • Email sign-up
  • Topics
    • HR Practice
    • Employee relations
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Learning & training
    • Pay & benefits
    • Wellbeing
    • Recruitment & retention
    • HR strategy
    • HR Tech
    • The HR profession
    • Global
    • All HR topics
  • Legal
    • Case law
    • Commentary
    • Flexible working
    • Legal timetable
    • Maternity & paternity
    • Shared parental leave
    • Redundancy
    • TUPE
    • Disciplinary and grievances
    • Employer’s guides
  • AWARDS
    • Personnel Today Awards
    • The RAD Awards
  • Jobs
    • Find a job
    • Jobs by email
    • Careers advice
    • Post a job
  • XpertHR
    • Learn more
    • Products
    • Pricing
    • Free trial
    • Subscribe
    • XpertHR USA
  • Webinars
  • OHW+