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Workplace Report January 2013
Bargaining in 2013 - Workplace Report asked union reps and officials about the prospects for 2013; Pay v inflation in the EU - Last year was difficult for negotiators across Europe as unions tried to improve the living standards of their members; Latest case law on discrimination
Pay and prices
Pay rise average stuck at 2.1% (256 words)
Pay settlements averaged out at a 2.1% rise in the three months to December, according to the latest figures from Labour Research ...
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Labour Research Department three-monthly pay figures (222 words)
Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered). ...
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Full-time weekly average earnings (41 words)
Source: ASHE 2012 uprated by AWE. ... Open access
Average weekly earnings (AWE) (150 words)
Total pay including bonuses. Percentage annual increases. ... Open access
Other pay analysts (25 words)
... Open access
Prices (76 words)
1 Retail prices index (RPI), Jan ... Open access
Inflation forecasts (33 words)
Fourth quarter 2013 ... Open access
Bargaining news
Coalition’s new attack on employee rights (741 words)
Easier dismissals, lower compensation and weaker employee rights on transfer to a new employer are on the way, following the government’s ... Subscribers only
New Year brings mixed fortunes on pay deals (432 words)
New pay deals negotiated this month show a varied pattern of settlements for the start of 2013. They include 14 private sector deals ranged between 2% ... Subscribers only
CWU wants loophole closed (322 words)
The CWU communication workers’ union has been running a campaign over a loophole in the law that is costing agency workers in call centres ... Subscribers only
CIPD Pay survey - almost half got a pay rise in 2012 (284 words)
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has produced their annual Employee attitudes to pay survey. ... Subscribers only
Single-tier state pension planned from 2017 (402 words)
Unions and pension campaigners are studying proposals for a single-tier state pension which would go some way to replacing the current complex ... Subscribers only
PCs’ starting pay slashed (328 words)
The Home Office has announced changes to police pay in England and Wales, based on the Winsor report, after two years of negotiations. ... Subscribers only
New service ‘problematic’ (265 words)
The government plans to step up its intervention into the field of sickness absence by creating a new state-funded assessment and advisory service. ... Subscribers only
Equality news
Freeze on Child Benefit leaves families £1,000 poorer (478 words)
Families with two children will be over £1,000 worse off by the end of 2015 as a result of the government’s decision to freeze and then ... Subscribers only
Women workers are in a majority in most council areas (265 words)
Women account for a higher proportion of the workforce than men in a majority of the local authority areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ... Subscribers only
Rise in part-time dads (181 words)
A growing number of fathers are opting to work part-time because they want to spend more time with their children according to a survey by ... Open access
Drive to help adopters (147 words)
A new package of support for people in England who want to adopt and provide more children with a stable, loving home without delays has been ... Open access
Learning and training news
Ambulance trust signs up to learning (320 words)
The East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) became the first ambulance trust to commit to developing its staff through union-backed workplace ... Subscribers only
Degrees at a discount (84 words)
Unionlearn (South East Region TUC) has negotiated a number of benefits for union members with the Centre for Work-Based Learning (CWBL), Greenwich. ... Open access
Recruitment and organisation news
Skyshare success in face of employer opposition (368 words)
The union representing hundreds of pilots at private jet-share company NetJets has won the right to bargain collectively after a lengthy battle with ... Subscribers only
Membership triples, pay rises (135 words)
Members of the Unite general union at logistics firm Rudolph & Hellmann have tripled their numbers and overturned a pay freeze. ... Open access
European news
Negotiators agree major new package in France (868 words)
After three months of negotiation the employers and a majority of French union confederations have agreed a new package of measures, which aims to ... Subscribers only
Time running out for revision of working time directive (285 words)
Following the collapse of negotiations on a revision of the working time directive in Brussels last month, the issue goes back to the European ... Subscribers only
Law - Discrimination
Discrimination - the law (633 words)
Since 1 October 2010, discrimination law has been contained in the Equality Act 2010 (EA 2010). With a few notable exceptions, the laws in EA 2010 ... Subscribers only
Increased susceptibility to infection can be a disability (823 words)
Miss Norris had worked for the Sussex Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) for 15 years. She had been diagnosed with selective IgA ... Subscribers only
UK employment law fails on sacking for political beliefs (590 words)
Arthur Redfearn was a bus driver for Serco, who provided bus drivers for Bradford City Council transporting children and adults with physical and/or ... Subscribers only
European court gives guidance on compulsory retirement age (540 words)
In 2012, Hungary introduced new laws to forcibly retire judges and prosecutors, replacing their retirement age of 70 with a new retirement age of 62. ... Subscribers only
Pay protection could be justified in equal pay case (569 words)
The claimants in this equal pay case were nine female inspection and information officers (IIOs) who worked for the Audit Commission. ... Subscribers only
Volunteers get no protection from the Equality Act (548 words)
A volunteer legal adviser working for the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) brought a claim for disability discrimination, supported by the Equality and ... Subscribers only
Tribunal accepts firm’s refusal to employ stewards wasn’t because of union membership (571 words)
The three claimants in this case were scaffolders, members of general union Unite and experienced shop stewards. ... Subscribers only
Health & safety news
Appeal court rules against miners over osteoarthritis (444 words)
A legal claim to compensate miners suffering osteoarthritis of the knee has failed. ... Subscribers only
Builders have to buy safety equipment (340 words)
People working for at least one major construction company may have to use a vending machine to buy the personal protective equipment (PPE) that ... Subscribers only
Strong risk of birth defects from chemical solvents (266 words)
Pregnant women exposed to chemical solvents at work have an increased risk of their babies having birth defects. ... Subscribers only
Health & safety - HSE Monitor
HSE guidance on hoists and slings in social care (409 words)
New guidance on using lifting equipment has been published by the HSE. ... Subscribers only
Code will limit powers of local councils to inspect (293 words)
The HSE is holding a consultation until 31 March about a new code which will enable most businesses to prevent local authorities from carrying out ... Subscribers only
HSE consults over chemicals (265 words)
Changes to three sets of European chemical regulations have been the subject of an HSE consultation. ... Subscribers only
Features
Union reps face battle to win better standard of living (3,252 words)
Inflation has remained stubbornly high and union reps and official are expecting a tougher bargaining climate in 2013 year than last year. A ... Open access
Pay in a majority of EU states fails to keep pace with inflation (1,977 words)
Pay lagged behind prices in the European Union for a third year in a row in 2012, despite inflation coming down. However, this time there was a ... Subscribers only