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Fact Service June 2016
Issue 26 (30/06/2016) - UK economy grows ; Narrow majority for exit in EU referendum ; Women part-timers lose out on pensions ; Lack of support for disabled teachers ; Small narrowing in UK current account deficit ; Remuneration package of 32 averages £2.15m
Issue 25 (23/06/2016) - Adverse impact of tribunal fees ; 'Reckless' to scrap NHS bursaries; Missing out on pensions and benefits; Call for 14-day self-certification period; Fathers missing out on paternity pay
Issue 24 (16/06/2016) - Average earnings fillip on back of living wage; Retail price inflation rises in May; UK unemployment rate at 11-year low; Modern slavery judgment against firm; Employers don't have working carers' policy
Issue 23 (09/06/2016 - Dementia in workplace; Thirty execs rake in £70 million; Deaths after Johnson's fire service cuts; Value of inward M&A hits seven-year high; UK factory output 'recovers'; Climbdown on police spying on unions
Issue 22 (02/06/2016) - Rise in numbers working from home ; Economic growth confirmed for start of year ; Remuneration for two totals over £55 million ; Euro 2016 advice ; Planes, trains and drones and lasers ; Equal pay progress at Scottish council
Issue 26
UK economy grows (56 words)
The UK economy, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), grew by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2016 compared with the previous quarter. That's no ...
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Narrow majority for exit in EU referendum (457 words)
There has just been a period of little or no useful debate, of little or no relevant figures either way, and two opposing camps using fear and ...
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Women part-timers lose out on pensions (342 words)
As many as three million part-time women workers are excluded from workplace pensions, a TUC reports finds.
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Lack of support for disabled teachers (221 words)
More than half (52%) of disabled teachers have been discriminated against, isolated or excluded at work because of their disability, a conference ... Open access
Small narrowing in UK current account deficit (290 words)
Concerns about Britain’s trading position with the rest of the world will continue if the latest quarterly figures are anything to go by.
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Remuneration package of 32 averages £2.15m (713 words)
Thirty-two executives whose remuneration package was each worth over £1 million last year shared a total of £68.69 million — that’s an average ... Subscribers only
Issue 25
Adverse impact of tribunal fees (815 words)
Access to justice has been damaged by courts and tribunals fees charges, according to MPs.
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'Reckless' to scrap NHS bursaries (348 words)
Plans to scrap bursaries for student nurses and other NHS staff in England are reckless, unions and charities say.
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Missing out on pensions and benefits (411 words)
The government is to write to more than 100,000 people who are set to miss out on the new state pension owing to a lack of contributions.
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Call for 14-day self-certification period (294 words)
Workers should be able to self-certify sickness for up to two weeks to help reduce the number of unnecessary GP appointments, doctors say.
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Fathers missing out on paternity pay (387 words)
One in five new fathers didn’t qualify for paternity pay, a TUC analysis finds.
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Issue 24
Average earnings fillip on back of living wage (637 words)
Growth in average weekly earnings received a boost from the introduction of National Living Wage (NLW) in April for workers aged 25 and over.
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Retail price inflation rises in May (435 words)
The inflation measure used by union negotiators posted an increase in May, while that used by the government was unchanged.
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UK unemployment rate at 11-year low (597 words)
The UK unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level for nigh on 11 years, official figures show.
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Modern day slavery judgment against firm (311 words)
In a landmark high court judgment, a UK company has been found liable for the first time for victims of modern slavery.
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Employers don't have working carers' policy (151 words)
Employers are being urged to put processes in place to assist working carers. National charity Carers UK states that three in five people will, at ... Open access
Issue 23
Dementia in workplace (302 words)
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is to work with Age Scotland to raise awareness of dementia in the workplace.
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Thirty execs rake in £70 million (638 words)
Thirty top executives whose annual remuneration package is over £1 million feature in the table.
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Deaths after Johnson’s fire service cuts (469 words)
London residents have died as a result of fire station closures imposed by Boris Johnson in his time as mayor.
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Value of inward M&A hits seven-year high (337 words)
Merge and acquisition (M&A) activity involving UK companies remains at low levels, official figures show. However, the quarterly value of ... Subscribers only
UK factory output ‘recovers’ (206 words)
Manufacturing output staged a recovery in the latest three months, official figures show.
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Climbdown on police spying on unions (142 words)
Unions have welcomed a government climbdown on the Investigatory Powers Bill, in response to a Labour Party amendment. A Tory minister conceded ... Open access
Issue 22
Rise in numbers working from home (404 words)
There has been a marked increase in the number of employees who say they usually work for home, a TUC analysis shows.
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Economic growth for start of year confirmed (178 words)
The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that economic growth in the first quarter of the year was 0.4%.
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Remuneration for two totals over £55 million (679 words)
Hansteen may not be a household name, but two directors of the property investment group had a very successful 2015 on the remuneration front.
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Euro 2016 advice (163 words)
The employment relations service Acas has urged employers to be flexible with staffing during the Euro 2016 football tournament, which begins on 10 ... Open access
Planes, trains and drones and lasers (461 words)
The government and the CAA aviation regulator have been urged to protect the public with comprehensive regulation of drones.
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Equal pay progress at Scottish council (148 words)
A breakthrough has been achieved by the GMB general union with North Lanarkshire Council over equal pay.
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