A strike by British Airways’ mixed fleet cabin crew will stretch to the end of August unless the airline hammers out an agreement in the long running dispute over pay and the sanctioning of striking…Read more…
Tribunal fees win
In 2013 the Tory-led government attacked one of the UK’s most fundamental principles – the ability to pursue justice through the courts. Ministers introduced reforms that meant people looking…Read more…
‘Thin edge of the wedge’
UK catalogue retailer Argos faces three weeks of strikes across its distribution network in a dispute over the failure of the company to negotiate a national agreement covering redundancy and…Read more…
‘London United’
Striking hospital workers, cabin crew and Bank of England staff will be coming together for a series of protests in London tomorrow (August 3) to highlight their fight for better pay. …Read more…
To vape or not to vape at work?
Last month the Government issued a Five Year Tobacco Control plan for England. Several newspapers reported that this proposed that routine bans of vaping products at the workplace or in public spaces…Read more…
Women lose out
Gender segregation within Scotland’s flagship Modern Apprenticeships (MA) programme is increasing, new figures reveal. Out of the 50 MA roles analysed by Scottish Labour, women made up less…Read more…
‘Get your house in order’
Unite yesterday (July 31) called on employers to urgently get their ‘house in order’ over holiday pay after it secured a landmark legal victory meaning employers must now include voluntary overtime…Read more…
Fair pay fight
Today (August 1) Unite members at the Bank of England began a three day strike. All they are asking for is fair pay. Without consulting the union or staff, the bank imposed a one per cent…Read more…
‘Left with no choice’
After last-ditch talks to resolve a pay dispute failed yesterday, strike action at the Bank of England resumed today (August 1). The strike will continue on Wednesday (August 2) and Thursday…Read more…
Labour enforcement agencies – six potential developments
The Immigration Act 2016 brought about significant changes to the remit and powers of the Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority. It also created the position of director of labour market enforcement. Sir David Metcalf has been appointed to this post. It is the director who is responsible for…Read more…
After another lost decade, it’s time to fix the UK’s broken skills system
Workers have suffered from a lost decade of wage growth. While the jobs recovery has been strong, the wage recovery has been agonisingly slow. Wages in 2016 were still 4% lower in real terms than they were a decade before, and they are falling again. Britain’s dreadful performance on…Read more…
Lessons must be learned
Unite, the UK’s largest construction union, is calling on major contractors to urgently learn the lessons from the death of Rene Tkacik on the Crossrail project. Unite made its call after…Read more…
Grenfell fire police probe
The police’s investigation into possible corporate manslaughter charges relating to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, when an estimated 80 people died in the fire, was welcomed by Unite today (Friday July…Read more…
Bin strike talks?
Talks to settle the long-running Birmingham bin dispute are on the cards, Unite said today (Friday July 28), as the city council indicated a willingness to re-enter negotiations. Unite’s team…Read more…
‘Nothing in my fridge’
The days of glamourous flying are over – well at least for most of us. Likewise the days when working as cabin crew for the ‘world’s favourite airline’ was a dream job, a job synonymous with serving…Read more…
Colossal profits shame
The country’s national carrier, British Airways, can easily afford to resolve its long-running pay dispute with its ‘poverty pay’ mixed fleet cabin crew workforce, according to Unite. …Read more…
‘Moral responsibility’
Despite all the talk of equal opportunity for disabled people, I have to ask is this really the case? Are they really given opportunities in the workplace or the same possibilities to attend sporting…Read more…
Immigration – confusion and inaction from government
The Home Secretary’s announcement yesterday on post-Brexit immigration plans was barely out the door before the government’s all-encompassing confusion over Brexit enveloped it. Amber Rudd’s junior minister, Brandon Lewis, contradicted her spin if not her substance, almost…Read more…
Compassion wins the day
A new report has revealed the staggering success of Unite Community members in overturning wrongly implemented benefits sanctions in Newcastle and the north east. The newly published annual…Read more…
‘Truly in tatters’
The UK economy’s has slowed down ‘notably’ according to the latest GDP figures released yesterday (July 25), with the leader of Unite, slamming the government, commenting that Tory claims to economic…Read more…