Fact Service November 2011

Issue 47 (24/11/2011) - Sickness absence to be independently reviewed; Commission tackles excessive top pay; Government attack on employment law; Earnings survey for April 2011; Ministerial 'hypocrisy' over pensions; Unionreps ACTION

Issue 46 (17/11/2011) - Living standards drop further in September; Family Mosaic 'bullies'; Inflation down - every little helps; Ever increasing number of unemployed; Solvent linked to Parkinson's disease; Bob Crow re-elected


Issue 45 (10/11/2011) - Increased spend on R&D in UK last year; Treasury minister misleads over pensions; Manufacturing posts welcome output rise; Index-linked pay deals best hope; Disabled job seekers frustrated by recruiters; No turning back on women's rights; Youth on the dole across the country; Pension myths busted;

Issue 44 (03/11/2011) - Recovery in economy is slow in coming; Pay in UK boardrooms ratchets ever higher; Widespread abuse of workers' rights; Global economy on verge of jobs recession; Balance of payments shows improvement; One has a royal veto