Trade unions
Birmingham bin strike to continue as ‘totally inadequate’ offer rejected
Birmingham’s month-long bin strike is set to continue after bin workers yesterday voted “overwhelmingly” to reject an offer by the city council. The action by members of the Unite union,…
British Steel: MPs recalled to enable nationalisation
Parliament is to be recalled to debate an emergency law to save British Steel’s plant in Scunthorpe from imminent closure.
London Tube drivers vote for TfL’s four-day week plan
London Underground drivers have voted in favour of the 34-hour, four-day working week.
Information & consultation
Employment Rights Bill: Collective redundancy protective award doubled
Employment Rights Bill amendment doubles maximum protective award when employers fail to comply with collective redundancy obligations.
Tribunal uplifts for ‘fire and rehire’ code breaches to take effect
Employers that fail to comply with the statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement could be forced to pay more from January next year.
Consultation: Fire and rehire and collective redundancy
Government launches consultation on reforms to strengthen remedies at employment tribunal on collective redundancy, and fire and rehire
Employee engagement
Four ways HR can maintain trust in uncertain times
Between the prospect of a global trade war around tariffs, volatile financial markets, and collapsing trust in many of our institutions, HR has a job on its hands to protect,…
Preparing for a new era of workforce planning (webinar)
3 June 2025 | Register now for our webinar to discover ways to prepare for a new era of workforce planning.
Remote working may have triggered jump in employee data breaches
The number of reported breaches relating to employees’ data is at the highest level since at least 2019 when 3,010 breaches were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Industrial action & strikes
Scottish Water workers strike in dispute over pay
Around 500 Scottish Water workers have begun strike action today (22 April) in a dispute over pay. The workers, who are in key frontline roles in sewers, water treatment centres…
Teachers could strike if pay award not improved
Teachers in England could launch strike action if the government does not offer a higher pay rise for the next academic year. At its conference in Harrogate this week, the…
Birmingham bin strike to continue as ‘totally inadequate’ offer rejected
Birmingham’s month-long bin strike is set to continue after bin workers yesterday voted “overwhelmingly” to reject an offer by the city council. The action by members of the Unite union,…
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