Bargaining news

Performance pay still causing problems (519 words)

Performance-related pay (PRP) is currently at the centre of controversy in both schools and the civil service. The system introduced two years ago for ...

Features

Labour Research Department three monthly pay figures (218 words)

Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered) ...

Prices (89 words)

January 171.1 2.7 1.8 ...

Average earnings indices (154 words)

Whole economy (1995=100) % annual rise Manufacturing Services Private sector Public sector ...

Inflation forecasts (40 words)

RPI forecasts (and underlying inflation - excluding mortgage interest payments) ...

Latest figures for full-time weekly average earnings (38 words)

all workers £430.90 ...

Pay Review Body recommendations match public sector trend (1410 words)

Pay review body recommendations are, in most cases, for implementation from the beginning of April and this year the overall level of increase recommended ...

Pay deals in brief (527 words)

Agreement % increase date number covered hours holidays ...

Personal contact and perseverance are key to union recruitment (3624 words)

A Bargaining Report survey over 200 unionised workplaces found that the key ingredients for successful union recruitment campaigns were good organisation, plenty of personal ...

Unions get involved in learning advice and guidance networks (1564 words)

A new advice and guidance initiative aimed at the workplace sees trade unions expanding their role as providers of information about learning and training. ...

Dismissal law developments (1739 words)

The Employment Relations Bill 2001, which is currently going through parliament and is expected to become law later this year, proposes a number of ...

Unions expose civil service pay gap and need for compulsory audits (368 words)

Women in the civil service earn 28% less than their male colleagues, according to figures released by their union, the PCS. ...

Women's employment grows but not range of jobs (306 words)

More women than ever are now in work. The latest Labour Force Survey figures for spring 2001 show that the employment rate for women ...

Employers claim no jobs for disabled staff (203 words)

More than three-quarters of employers say that the opportunity to employ disabled staff has not arisen, with almost half (44%) citing the unsuitable nature ...

Miners' vibration payouts top £480m (110 words)

The government has announced it has paid over £480 million to miners for Vibration White Finger (VWF) injuries. The Department of Trade and Industry ...

Union assists with research on drowsiness and driving (269 words)

Officials from the T&G general union are asking 3,000 Scottish bus drivers to participate in a study focusing on the growing evidence of a ...

New guides and handbooks from the TUC and HSE (470 words)

Hazards handbook ...

Government updates coverage of industrial injury benefits (912 words)

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that the current list of diseases caused by chemical agents that qualify for industrial injuries benefits ...

UK has three years to comply with information and consultation rules (222 words)

Last month the European Union's Council of Ministers adopted the new directive on information and consultation. The directive sets out minimum requirements on employees' ...

Germany still dealing with last year's business (194 words)

German negotiators are still finishing off last year's negotiations rather than settling this year's demands. ...

Key deals signed in Italy as general strike looms (420 words)

Despite, or perhaps because of, the prospect of a general strike planned for next month, Italy's unions have reached a number of key agreements ...