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Fact Service February 2023
Issue 08 Unions condemn proposed 3.5% rise; Organisations stay with four-day week after trial ends; Surprise surplus ‘could open door to pay rises’; University strikes on hold after talks progress; One in two LGBTI teachers face abuse, survey finds Issue 07 Strike days at highest since Thatcher was PM; Inflation slows but stays in double digits; New pay rise guide; Median expected pay rise reaches 5%; Week-long strike for Amazon; London bus dispute ends with wages win; TSSA inquiry update. Issue 06 Union responds after legal challenge postpones strike; 100,000 civil servants to strike on budget day; Study finds benefits of public investment outweigh costs; Employer offering £1,000 a shift to break strikes, union alleges; Conservative policies ‘doomed £400 billion potential growth’; UK ‘likely’ to avoid recession – but it’ll feel like one; Half private sector pay rises ‘are 5% or more’; More cleaners win right to free travel. Issue 05 Nationwide actions drive home fair pay and right to strike messages; UK to be only major economy to shrink in 2023, says IMF; Amazon strikers ‘marked down as no-shows’; UK slides down global corruption index; Civil rights organisations round on anti-strike bill; Food prices reach new high, adding £788 to bills.
Issue 8
Unions condemn proposed 3.5% rise (676 words)
Government departments have recommended another below-inflation pay increase for public sector workers in England next year. Their proposal for a 3.5% ...
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Organisations stay with four-day week after trial ends (259 words)
Over nine in 10 (92%) organisations that trialled a four-day working week with no loss of pay for workers have decided to stay with the model. ... Subscribers only
Surprise surplus ‘could open door to pay rises’ (783 words)
It’s time for the government to provide a fair pay settlement to public sector workers, the TUC has said, following news of a surprise surplus in ... Subscribers only
University strikes on hold after talks progress (306 words)
Unions representing workers in higher education have decided to suspend strikes in the higher education sector in the coming weeks, following talks ... Subscribers only
One in two LGBTI teachers face abuse, survey finds (122 words)
Over half of LGBTI teachers (52%) experience discrimination and abuse from pupils and parents, a survey by teachers’ union NASUWT has found. ...
Open access
Issue 7
Strike days at highest since Thatcher was PM (874 words)
The number of working days lost to strike action reached 843,000 in December, the highest level since November 2011, according to the Office for ... Subscribers only
Inflation slows but stays in double digits (481 words)
UK inflation slowed slightly to an annual rate of 10.1% CPI/13.4% RPI in January, from 10.5%/13.4% in December, according to the ONS. ... Subscribers only
New pay rise guide (119 words)
International union body the ITUC has released a report, Winning a Pay Rise, that records successful union strategies used to achieve minimum living ... Open access
Median expected pay rise reaches 5% (374 words)
The median base pay rise expectation among employers has reached 5% according to HR body the CIPD’ s labour outlook report – a record high for ... Subscribers only
Week-long strike for Amazon (111 words)
Amazon workers who walked out on 25 January – the first of the company’s workers ever to do so in the UK – have now announced a week-long ... Open access
London bus dispute ends with wages win (128 words)
A long-running dispute involving more than 1,800 drivers for Abellio in London has ended after 23 days of strike action this year and last (see ... Open access
TSSA inquiry update (141 words)
The TSSA has suspended senior members of staff following the results of an independent inquiry into sexual harassment and bullying within the union. ... Open access
Issue 6
Union responds after legal challenge postpones strike (224 words)
... Open access
100,000 civil servants to strike on Budget day (302 words)
... Subscribers only
Study finds benefits of public investment outweigh costs (234 words)
... Open access
Employer offering £1,000 a shift to break strikes, union alleges (197 words)
... Open access
Conservative policies ‘doomed £400 billion potential growth’ (289 words)
... Subscribers only
UK ‘likely’ to avoid recession – but it’ll feel like one (537 words)
... Subscribers only
Half private sector pay rises ‘are 5% or more’ (237 words)
... Open access
More cleaners win right to free travel (145 words)
... Open access
Issue 5
Nationwide actions drive home fair pay and right to strike messages (642 words)
An estimated half a million workers went on strike yesterday, mobilised by unions in the largest coordinated action for years, sending the strongest ... Subscribers only
UK to be only major economy to shrink in 2023, says IMF (157 words)
The UK will be the only major advanced economy to shrink this year, and will even be outperformed by sanctions-affected Russia, the IMF ... Open access
Amazon strikers ‘marked down as no-shows’ (151 words)
Amazon workers who mounted the first ever UK strike at the company have been marked as “no shows” by the company – effectively an unauthorised ... Open access
UK slides down global corruption index (258 words)
The UK has dropped seven places on Transparency International’s 2022 global corruption league table. ... Subscribers only
Civil rights organisations round on anti-strike bill (559 words)
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which was voted through the House of Commons by 315 votes to 246 this week, has attracted even more ... Subscribers only
Food prices reach new high, adding £788 to bills (241 words)
Grocery price inflation in the UK reached a new record rate of 16.7% in the four weeks to 22 January 2022, according to consultants Kantar. It is the ... Open access