Pay and prices

Pay and prices (419 words)

Labour Research Department three monthly pay figures ...

Bargaining news

Looking for long-term solutions (800 words)

Long-term pay deals seem to be becoming increasingly popular, especially in the public sector, as part of a solution to industrial relations and other ...

Features

Pay deals in brief (822 words)

Agreement % increase hours holidays ...

Dismissal law round-up (1272 words)

Latest figures show that more than 50,000 employees submitted dismissal claims to employment tribunals in the year to March 2000. Changes to the law, ...

Interim relief (161 words)

Workers who believe that action has been taken against them because of their trade union membership or activities, have the right to apply for ...

Agency workers (72 words)

The EAT has held that an individual recruited by an agency to work for a specified company could be held to be an employee ...

Injunctions (40 words)

The High Court has rejected the argument that granting an "interlocutory" injunction (a court order given after a limited hearing) is a breach of ...

Defining the minimum wage (65 words)

All adult employees aged 21 and over have the right to be paid the national minimum wage - at least £3.70 an hour. The ...

Time limits (167 words)

Applications to employment tribunals should normally be presented within the time limit laid down in the legislation. In most cases this is three months ...

Compromise agreements (75 words)

If an individual reaches an agreement with their employer "in full and final settlement of any claims" this only covers claims for breach of ...

Employment protection payments (53 words)

Employment protection payments have been increased for all claims on or after 1 February 2001. The following maximum rates apply (previous rates): ...

TUC and HSE guides tackle chemical safety (223 words)

The TUC has published Clean up with COSHH 2000 as part of its "Campaign To Clean Up Britain's Dirtiest Workplaces". The guide gives an ...

Survey reveals skin dangers for printers (167 words)

A recent survey found that 41% of print workers had suffered from a skin complaint at some time. ...

Union monitors BT buildings (61 words)

As part of a campaign to improve the working environment, the CWU communication workers' union is issuing all of its members who work for ...

UNISON wants action on NHS violence (141 words)

Public services union UNISON in Scotland is calling for the introduction of a "yellow and red card" warning system to members of the public ...

Procurement and marketing can promote safety - says report (307 words)

A new report by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work shows that an increasing number of organisations are promoting health and ...

Research finds link between night work and breast cancer (143 words)

New evidence of a link between breast cancer and night work has been published by Johnni Hansen a specialist at Copenhagen's Institute of Cancer ...

TUC calls for help in campaign for more inspectors (122 words)

The TUC wants to help the Health and Safety Commission in its bid for more resources to provide more health and safety inspectors. It ...

Working parents face soaring childcare bills (429 words)

A recent survey has shown that a typical full-time nursery place now costs over £110 a week - more than £5,700 a year. And ...

More women work than ever before (169 words)

Female employment in the UK is at its highest ever level, with 12.5 million women aged over 16 in employment according to the spring ...

Study finds NHS still lags on race equality (254 words)

The country's largest employer, the NHS, still has a long way to go before it can claim to be delivering on racial equality according ...

Part timers can claim pension rights as far back as 1976 (406 words)

Earlier this month the House of Lords finally brought to an end the long-running part-time workers' pensions case. It ruled that claims can be ...

Survey shows rise in pension scheme for women workers (327 words)

The percentage of full-time women workers in pension schemes continues to grow while membership among full-time men falls, according to figures from the New ...

Unions face further challenges after winning recognition (3083 words)

Unions have not been slow to use the law on recognition - directly or indirectly - to persuade employers to enter into new recognition ...

Packages & Express (Parcelforce) (196 words)

In a backdated settlement which was accepted in a ballot in late 2000 (and which will be matched by a similar settlement covering around ...

The gender pay gap persists (1264 words)

The Equal Opportunities Commission warned employers recently not to be complacent about pay inequality between men and women. The latest figures from the New ...

Peugeot Citroen pays 1.0% plus extras (168 words)

Peugeot Citroen, the French car-maker has agreed a package of pay increases for 2001 with unions representing most of its workforce in France. ...

Agreement reached at military bases (98 words)

With most of the major settlements having reached two-year or longer agreements in the 2000 bargaining round, there are few new deals in Germany ...

Three extra days' off in Sweden (454 words)

The last few weeks have produced a series of important settlements in Sweden, which set pay increases for the next three years. One key ...

Minimum wage increases in Luxembourg (93 words)

Luxembourg has increased the level of its national minimum wage by 3.1%. The increase which came into effect on 1 January takes the adult ...

Scottish Executive staff set for 25% pay rise over three years (413 words)

Pay increases valued at a total of 25% over a three-year period from 1 August 2000 have been agreed for 5,000 staff in the ...

Two-year deal at Nissan (163 words)

A new two-year pay deal effective from 1 January provided for increases of 3.5% or 4%, depending on staff group. This will be followed ...