Hat tip to Thompsons Solicitors. This is dreadful news. The employment tribunal process is already biased in favour of employers. Today I had to help an unemployed member apply to a tribunal. The prospect of fees will frighten people. We already …Read more…
Fee hike petition
A 38,000-signature petition protesting at the proposed 18 per cent fee hike for registration to the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) will be handed into the council’s chief executive on…Read more…
“Ripping off customers is nothing new for asset managers… “
Check the FT article here 30 June 2017
The FCA’s report is a travesty that is bereft of remedies, writes Gina Miller
In 2002, the Sandler Report on the UK retail investment market found “the reporting of product charges is typically neither clear nor consistent”. More than 15 years on and…Read more…
How Tory Tribunal fees prevent justice at work.
For those who think they don’t need trade unions to fight for justice at work, I say think again.
Making an application for an employment tribunal now costs £250 and then a further £950 for a hearing. As this research shows, low paid workers with strong cases are being blocked.
“A new report to…Read more…
UNISON calls on MSPs to oppose fees increase for health and care professionals
Date: Monday 15 June 2015
UNISON is calling on MSPs to oppose new legislation which aims to substantially increase registration fees for professions registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
The Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee will consider this subordinate legislation (regulations) at its meeting on Tuesday, 16 June. UNISON is requesting an opportunity toRead more…
Pension funds giving up on hedge funds is just the start
One of the more inexplicable aspects of pension fund behaviour in recent years has been their tolerance for high fees, particularly in relation to alternatives. To state the obvious, high fees – especially where the manager takes a slice of your return…Read more…