Trade unions
Unions call 2.8% pay rise proposal an ‘insult’
Ministers have written to pay review bodies recommending a pay rise of 2.8% for public sector workers, prompting anger from unions.
Birmingham City Council to settle 6,000 equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.
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.
Information & consultation
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
Supreme Court: Tesco workers triumph in fire and rehire battle
Supreme Court unanimously rules that Tesco cannot fire and rehire distribution workers who receive ‘retained pay’ and reinstates injunction.
Employee engagement
UK employers seek more in-office working to boost engagement
UK employers are pushing for more in-office attendance, driven largely by a belief that it boosts engagement at work.
Employees drawn into unethical practices by immoral workplace cultures
Research introduces the concept of ‘organisational moral disengagement’, which explains how companies enable unethical practices that harm clients, communities and the environment.
Cuddles and petting in the office. But not with humans
If there isn’t an appropriate humanoid at hand to cuddle (remaining aware at all times of the newly enacted Worker Protection Act 2023) – then what about a dog?
Industrial action & strikes
Amazon workers set for global Black Friday strikes
Amazon workers across six continents are preparing to strike or protest from Black Friday until Cyber Monday (29 November to 2 December).
In-flight catering under threat as workers threaten strike
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said Dnata was attempting to bypass its workers and force through damaging changes to terms and conditions.
Boeing workers accept 38% pay deal
Striking workers at Boeing have accepted the latest pay offer which will see them get a 38% pay rise over the next four years.
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