Trade unions
Architects form union to tackle culture of poor workplace practice
A union has been formed specifically to represent architects who, say its founders, work in an industry awash with poor workplace practice.
Royal Mail seeks High Court injunction on Christmas strike action
Royal Mail claims there were “potential irregularities” in the strike ballot.
University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
University lecturers and support staff at 60 universities are to strike for eight days in two separate disputes over pensions,...
Information & consultation
How to stop your workforce going under when business is close to collapse
With the recent collapse of Thomas Cook and other established companies in financial difficulty, such as Pizza Express and Links...
Former Thomas Cook staff to take legal action
MPs to investigate role of 'corporate greed' in company collapse; allegedly flawed redundancy procedures are cue for legal action
Top 10 HR questions July 2019: Spent convictions
There are limits to the circumstances in which employers can take a candidate’s past criminal convictions into account when deciding...
Employee engagement
Two-thirds don’t want to talk about money issues at work
Business for the Community research finds a fifth of staff are struggling to make ends meet.
How to manage employees with ‘side hustles’
More and more people are taking on “side hustles” in addition to their main job. But while supporting side hustles...
‘Conclusive link’ between happiness and productivity
It has long been suggested that happy workers are more productive, but now research from the University of Oxford has...
Industrial action & strikes
Royal Mail seeks High Court injunction on Christmas strike action
Royal Mail claims there were “potential irregularities” in the strike ballot.
University staff to strike over pensions, pay and working conditions
University lecturers and support staff at 60 universities are to strike for eight days in two separate disputes over pensions,...
South Western Railway staff poised for 27-day strike
Train drivers and guards for South Western Railway will stage a 27-day strike in December and January...
