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Workplace Report June 2018
Regional allowances - More workers outside of London are arguing that the high cost of living; Pay claims in local government - Local government unions are working on higher pay claims now that the 1% public sector pay cap has allegedly ended; Latest cases involving discrimination
Pay and prices
Uplift of 3.3% for pay deals (110 words)
Settlements put on a spurt in April and May, according to LRD Payline data. The three-monthly median (midpoint) for collectively agreed deals from ...
Open access
Labour Research Department’s Payline Database (224 words)
Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered)
... Open access
Average weekly earnings (AWE) (248 words)
Regular pay excluding bonuses. Percentage annual increases
... Open access
Full-time weekly average earnings (42 words)
ASHE 2017 median uprated by AWE. ... Open access
XpertHR (19 words)
Median increases for three months to May 2018 ... Open access
Prices (77 words)
1 Retail Prices Index (RPI),
Jan ’87=100 ... Open access
2018 forecasts (39 words)
1 Fourth quarter ... Open access
Bargaining news
NHS England pay deal sends ripples across UK (852 words)
At the end of next month, NHS staff in England should see the first results, including back pay, of the Agenda for Change pay deal accepted on their ...
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Two-year construction deal is worth 3.2% in 2018 and 2.9% next year (403 words)
Approximately 400,000 construction employees who operate under the Construction Industry Joint Council (CIJC) agreement will enter a two-year pay ... Subscribers only
Boardroom-worker pay gap will have to be published (293 words)
Large firms will have to justify their chief executives’ salaries and reveal the gap between themselves and their average UK worker, under new ... Subscribers only
TV licence staff settlement (138 words)
Members of the CWU communication workers’ union employed by television licensing contractor Capita TVL have endorsed a pay deal worth a minimum of 2 ... Open access
Retail price inflation under Lords’ scrutiny (150 words)
The House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has launched a short inquiry into the use of the RPI as an inflation measure. Witnesses will be asked ... Open access
Strike action pays off as further education colleges cough up on pay (440 words)
Tighter funding and a succession of mergers have shaken the further education (FE) sector up, but getting individual employers to honour ... Subscribers only
Pay takes off at Gatwick and in Scotland (328 words)
General union Unite is celebrating significant summer-time pay boosts in private sector companies at opposite ends of the country.
... Subscribers only
Payout to non-uniformed prison staff in Scotland (142 words)
The PCS public and commercial services union has secured significant payouts for hundreds of non-uniformed Scottish Prison Service Staff, the ... Open access
Recent settlements from LRD’s Payline database (135 words)
A buoyant trend in settlements has been recorded by LRD Payline (see page 2).
... Open access
Equality news
Disabled paid less and more likely to have no job (410 words)
The disability pay gap has increased to 15%, its highest level since 2013 when comparable data was first made available, according to TUC analysis. ... Subscribers only
Shoppers shun firms guilty of discriminatory practices (286 words)
Consumers are less likely to buy from companies that discriminate against people, finds research by the GMB general union.
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LGBT+ Rights could be vulnerable post-Brexit (252 words)
The TUC has released a briefing explaining how LGBT+ people could see their existing rights diluted or fall behind EU workers in the future.
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Learning and training news
New qualification rolls out from 2020 (348 words)
The government has announced plans to implement T-Level qualifications, the technical equivalent to an A-level, in order to provide an alternative to ... Subscribers only
Recruitment and organisation news
Union member numbers up but density dips (296 words)
The number of union members edged up by 0.3% to around 6.24 million in 2016-17, according to the annual official statistics. However, this rise did ... Subscribers only
Be smart — get WorkSmart app (114 words)
The TUC is piloting a new app to provide young people who are not involved in unions with advice on employment rights and other work advice.
... Open access
Unite signs deal at Ryanair (144 words)
The Unite general union has reached what it calls a “historic” recognition agreement with low-cost airline Ryanair on behalf of directly employed ... Open access
European news
Agreement on jobs at Opel but concessions on pay (388 words)
Germany’s largest union, IG Metall, and the company-wide works council at car firm Opel have reached an outline agreement with management on a jobs ... Subscribers only
‘Prospect of equal pay’ with new posted workers rules (336 words)
The European Parliament has adopted new legislation on posted workers, which will reduce the difference between their conditions and those of other ... Subscribers only
Public sector pay in Cyprus (129 words)
The Cyprus government has reached agreement with the island’s two main union confederations, SEK and PEO, on a gradual restoration of the cuts in ... Open access
Portuguese union out in cold (75 words)
The Portuguese government has reached agreement with the main employers’ organisations and the UGT union confederation on changes to the labour ... Open access
Transfer of holiday rights at GSK Parma (92 words)
An agreement at the drugs group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Parma, Italy allows employees to transfer some of their holiday entitlement to colleagues ... Open access
Law - Discrimination
Discrimination - the law (1,013 words)
Discrimination law is found in the Equality Act 2010 (EA10). The EA10 lists nine “protected characteristics”: age; disability; gender ... Subscribers only
Success of disability claim does not hinge on employer’s awareness (640 words)
Mr Grosset, a member of the National Education Union, was head of English at a secondary school. He has cystic fibrosis and this requires him to ... Subscribers only
Equal pay claim not affected by comparators change of roles (382 words)
The claimants in this case were all female employees of Reading Borough Council.
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Zero-hours worker could use full-time worker as comparator (511 words)
Mr Roddis was employed on a zero-hours contract as an associate lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. He issued a claim against the university, ... Subscribers only
New tribunal to rule on refusal to enhance parental leave pay (584 words)
Mr Hextall is a serving police constable. His wife runs her own business. ... Subscribers only
No discrimination in failure to lift Shared Parental Leave pay (612 words)
Mr Ali’s wife gave birth and he
immediately took two weeks of paternity leave.
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EAT confirms importance of ‘context’ harassment cases (527 words)
Mr Bakkali was employed as a bus driver by Stagecoach Manchester from 14 July 2008 until his dismissal on 28 October 2015. He identifies himself as ... Subscribers only
Health & safety news
Bosses using new data law to block safety reps (228 words)
Some employers are using the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to stop safety reps getting information they are legally entitled to, ... Open access
#Metoo finds surveys on sex abuse at work (247 words)
A shocking picture of sexually inappropriate behaviour and serious sexual assault is painted in two union surveys.
... Open access
Campaign against heavy workloads (151 words)
College and university lecturers’ union UCU has launched a new workload campaign under the slogan, It’s your time, let’s get it back. It says ... Open access
Menopause resources (100 words)
Campaign resources from the Wales TUC aim to change the way the menopause is treated in the workplace.
... Open access
Mental health first aid (171 words)
Early findings from academic research looking at the impact of mental health first aid (MHFA) in the workplace has found evidence that some employers ... Open access
Health & safety - HSE Monitor
Hackitt review does not tackle failings of safety regime (423 words)
Unions say Dame Judith Hackitt’s review into building regulations and fire safety, commissioned by the government following the Grenfell Tower fire ... Subscribers only
Unjust rise in personal injury claim limits (173 words)
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has urged the government to reconsider its “unjust and unnecessary legislation” after a Justice Select Committee ... Open access
More protection for retail staff in Scotland? (101 words)
Retail union Usdaw has welcomed the results of a consultation on a Scottish parliamentary bill to increase protection from violence for retail and ... Open access
Widen Emergency Workers Bill’s remit — CWU (84 words)
The scope of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament should be widened to include ... Open access
Enforce stress standards (124 words)
The Mental Health Foundation charity is calling for stronger government and HSE action to ensure employers treat physical and psychological hazards ... Open access
Victory on working time (71 words)
The High Court has ruled in favour of the FBU firefighters’ union and declared a duty system requiring firefighters to work 96-hour shifts unlawful. ... Open access
Features
London and South East dominate regional add-on payments (2,557 words)
Workers in new areas are fighting for compensation for the high cost of living where they work and live, while some employers pay extra to overcome ... Subscribers only
Local government staff want decent pay rise after years of austerity (2,346 words)
Pay caps for the UK’s 5.36 million public sector workers are — we are told — over. Staff in the National Health Service have just agreed a ... Subscribers only