Fact Service October 2011

Issue 43 (27/10/2011) - Employment tribunal fees proposal condemned; NHS constitution to protect whistleblowers; Swedish derogation and agency workers; Redundancy deal for largest council; Employment law reform anger; Job cuts fuel massive drop in morale; Employers slow to pass on tips to staff; Pension funds for council housing

Issue 42 (20/10/2011) - Council tax allowance change to hit families; RPI inflation hits 5.6%; It pays to support newly disabled staff; Winning recognition and union-busting; Benefits-inflation link under threat?; Forecasts for economy; Two new general secretaries elected

Issue 41 (13/10/2011) - Public sector job losses must be delayed; Unemployment hits 17-year high; Insurance firms fail over asbestos bid; UK poverty levels to rise by 2020; Earnings growth down across most sectors; Manufacturing output in summer slowdown

Issue 40 (06/10/2011) - Facility time under attack from Tories; Top employers back informal homeworking; Tory offensive against tribunal system; Stress now main cause of sickness absence; Economy in danger of double dip recession; Default retirement age of 65 abolished; Rising surveillance of staff by employers