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Workplace Report May 2019
Gender pay gap - Gender pay gap data is available for over 10,700 large employers covering March/April 2018. Workplace Report looks at the pay gaps at some large unionised workplaces and the action plans introduced to narrow the gap, as well as the overall gaps in both public and private sector; Latest case law on dismissal, transfers and whistleblowing
Pay and prices
Payline deals averaging 2.7% (112 words)
Settlements have maintained their level in the first four months of 2019.
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Labour Research Department’s Payline Database (224 words)
Percentage increases on lowest basic rates (by agreements covered)
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Average weekly earnings (AWE) (254 words)
Regular pay excluding bonuses. Percentage annual increases
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Full-time weekly average earnings (40 words)
ASHE 2018 median uprated by AWE. ... Open access
XpertHR (19 words)
Median increases for three months to April 2019 ... Open access
Prices (77 words)
1 Retail Prices Index (RPI),
Jan ’87=100 ... Open access
2019 forecasts (39 words)
1 Fourth quarter ... Open access
Bargaining news
Target of 66% for UK National Living Wage? (770 words)
The highest minimum wage in Europe could become a surprise legacy of Theresa May’s Conservative government, if plans floated by chancellor Philip ... Subscribers only
Cash on offer to maths and physics teachers (421 words)
Cash incentives worth an additional £2,000 are being made available to early career maths and physics teachers in the North East, Yorkshire & ... Subscribers only
One in 17 workers now work at home, TUC finds (303 words)
There are now 1.7 million employees working from home — a 27.7% increase or 374,000 more employees than 10 years ago, a new TUC analysis shows.
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Exit stage left with no agreement (280 words)
Negotiations to update the UK Theatre pay agreement with the BECTU section of the Prospect union have run into difficulties, with the two sides ... Subscribers only
TUC study sets out how to improve line management (401 words)
Line managers are often the first port of call for workers who need advice or help and so play a pivotal role in the workplace, but do they come up ... Subscribers only
Inflation-busting deal won at Network Rail (337 words)
Transport union RMT has said that it is winning battles across the country in the fight to smash the pay gap imposed on rail workers by transport ... Subscribers only
Concern over missing pension contributions (133 words)
Unite members at transport firm XPO Logistics UK are considering the possibility of strike action, concerned about why the pension contributions of ... Open access
Protest against bank’s clawback of pensions (155 words)
Banking group HSBC faced a protest at its AGM last month by members of the Unite general union angry about the unfair practice known as ... Open access
Equality news
Inequality and racism rife in labour market (377 words)
Black and minority ethnic workers are far more likely to be trapped in temporary and insecure work, according to TUC analysis published last month to ... Subscribers only
Pension age reforms worsen inequalities (328 words)
The workers best equipped to take advantage of the increased state pension age are more highly educated, more highly skilled, and better paid, ... Subscribers only
Two-tier system favours white graduates (240 words)
A two-tier recruitment system is operating in the UK’s top multinational firms, according to new research from Bath’s department of education.
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Learning and training news
MPs slam Tories over lack of progress on reforms of apprenticeships (236 words)
The Conservative government’s apprenticeships programme, particularly its focus on higher-level apprenticeships and large apprenticeship ... Open access
Negotiating on skills guide from Unionlearn (76 words)
Unionlearn, the TUC’s education arm, has published a skills at work guide for union learning reps (ULRs), workplace reps and union officers. It ... Open access
Recruitment and organisation news
Spurt in recognition deals signed across a number of industrial sectors (395 words)
A number of important union recognition deals have been reached in different sectors in recent weeks, including some reached voluntarily and others ... Subscribers only
New unions for staff in precarious work (134 words)
Two new union groupings have been launched in recent weeks to help workers combat increasingly precarious employment.
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European news
Emotional demands made on workers on the rise (459 words)
Protection from physical risks and work intensity remain important, but emotional demands, such as dealing with angry clients, are growing in ... Subscribers only
Laconsegna delivers on national agreement (224 words)
Laconsegna, a fast food delivery company in Florence, the capital of Tuscany, has agreed that it will apply the national agreement for the logistics ... Open access
Belgian unions split on two-year national deal (146 words)
The national pay deal, agreed by union negotiators in February (see Workplace Report, March 2019, page 8) has been rejected by the FGTB, the second ... Open access
German print workers maintain conditions (137 words)
Negotiations on a new pay agreement for Germany’s 134,000 print workers concluded on 3 May with a three-year year agreement.
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Law - Dismissal
Dismissal - the law (668 words)
f Employees dismissed unfairly can go to a tribunal if they have been working for at least two years. Some specific types of dismissal do not ... Subscribers only
Not always unfair to dismiss without separate investigation (655 words)
Mr Radia was an analyst for a financial services firm, Jeffries International. His job was regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Teacher’s suspension not breach of trust and confidence (402 words)
Ms Agoreyo joined Glenbrook Primary School in London on a nine-month fixed-term contract to teach a Year 2 class.
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Admission of responsibility reduces need for investigation (701 words)
Catherine Beattie worked for seven years as the bar steward for a social club. A routine stocktake revealed that two cases of vodka and two bottles ... Subscribers only
Investigatory suspension should not lead to any loss of salary (661 words)
Dr Gregg was suspended from practice by the General Medical Council (GMC) following two patient deaths. He was also arrested on suspicion of gross ... Subscribers only
Law - TUPE
Transfers - the law (217 words)
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) are intended to protect the rights of employees on the transfer of ... Open access
Dismissal over poor working relationship TUPE-related (485 words)
Ms Kaur worked for 13 years for wine wholesaler, H&W Limited. She had a poor working relationship with a senior manager, Mr Chatha.
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Law - Other Law News
Whistleblowing (239 words)
Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), employees and workers who disclose information about alleged wrongdoing at work ... Open access
Disclosure to clear own name was not in public interest (373 words)
Mr Ibrahim worked at an HCA International private hospital as an interpreter for Arabic speaking patients. He complained to his employer that a staff ... Subscribers only
Health & safety news
Unions’ campaign fights for better mental health (387 words)
“Organising around core trade
union issues, building union strength to fight for improved conditions must be explicitly part of fighting for ... Subscribers only
Teachers face timetable of bullying in schools (224 words)
Many teachers are facing a daily diet of stress, bullying and violence, according to new research by the NASUWT teaching union.
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South coast council to ban pesticides? (73 words)
Campaign group Pesticides Action Network (PAN-UK) says it is “ready and waiting” to work with Brighton and Hove Council to ensure that a ... Open access
Guide for new and expectant mothers (106 words)
Employers are not doing enough to protect the health and safety of new and expectant mothers at work, according to the TUC and Maternity Action.
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Mapping noise levels on London Underground (150 words)
Innovative research has highlighted London Underground journeys where noise levels exceed dangerous levels.
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Health & safety - HSE Monitor
Pitiful fines for health and safety offences slammed (332 words)
Campaign groups and families have criticised the low fines handed down in two high-profile cases.
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Environmental health services hit by austerity (182 words)
Austerity has cut environmental health services to the bone, according to a new report from the public services union UNISON.
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Cancer in tyre and rubber industry (166 words)
Tory government attacks on health and safety are hampering efforts to tackle cancer hazards in the tyre and rubber industry, says the Unite general ... Open access
Strategy for rail safety improvements off track (169 words)
There have been too many near misses where “workers have had to jump for their lives at the last moment”, according to the Rail Accident ... Open access
Acoustic shock appeal (96 words)
The Royal Opera House has lost its appeal against last year’s High Court ruling that it had failed to protect the hearing of its musicians and had ... Open access
Features
More needed from employers to close gender pay gap (4,318 words)
Large employers have a legal duty to disclose their gender pay gap, but are under pressure to go further, explaining what the data means and coming ... Subscribers only