Pay and prices

Pay and prices (553 words)

Labour Research Department three monthly pay figures ...

Bargaining news

Public sector sets the pace as manufacturing suffers (749 words)

News of more devastating job cuts was announced as Bargaining Report went to press. Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls Royce announced 5,000 job cuts, most them ...

Features

French government eases 35-hour rules for smaller companies (180 words)

The French government has revised the rules for smaller companies introducing the 35-hour week. ...

Spanish government wants local bargaining (169 words)

The Spanish government plans to make major changes in the structure of collective bargaining in Spain. In future it wants pay increases to be ...

German unions send out mixed messages on forthcoming payround (369 words)

German unions have quite varied views on how they will approach bargaining in next year's payround. ...

Latest developments in redundancy law (659 words)

There have been few new redundancy law case over the last six months. However, with major job losses occurring or being threatened it is ...

Disability Commission helps out 10 times more than expected (281 words)

The first year review of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has revealed levels of discrimination against disabled people far greater than predicted. ...

Union calls for end to unpaid work by career-break nurses (241 words)

Public services union UNISON is challenging the conditions under which nurses are re-employed after career breaks. They are often required to pay for their ...

Lecturers' union research reveals gender pay gap and block on promotion (385 words)

New research by lecturers' union NATFHE shows that women academics are paid on average 16% less than men and the reason is because they ...

Major survey confirms deafness and tinnitus link to workplace noise (274 words)

Recent research confirms that noise at work can literally be deafening and that occupation is a key risk factor. A survey of over 21,000 ...

Two studies reveal dangers of passive smoking at work (408 words)

Two new studies have contributed to growing evidence of the damage caused by passive smoking at work. ...

Council leads way on asbestos monitoring (196 words)

North Yorkshire Council has just undertaken to carry out asbestos surveys in all its properties in a move which prevents new regulations due to ...

Guidance on blood-borne viruses at work (106 words)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a new booklet on blood-borne viruses in the workplace. It is aimed at employers, employees and ...

Office cleaners get safety manual (70 words)

A new health and safety manual for office cleaners designed to identify the risks encountered by them and to help reduce these and their ...

TUC issues RSI compensation case guidance (164 words)

The TUC has published a guide to help union representatives put together an RSI compensation case. ...

Health workers' union calls for extension of staff protection project (209 words)

Public services union UNISON is calling on the Scottish Executive to extend the "Guardian Angel" project which it sees as a useful tool in ...

Health and Safety Executive launches workers' web page (169 words)

A web page enabling workers to gain rapid access to information about their health and safety rights and responsibilities was launched in September by ...

Tribunal time limits (92 words)

The tribunals apply the time limits for presenting unfair dismissal claims quite strictly. In one case the individual argued that his illness meant it ...

Paid bank holidays (96 words)

If an employment contract does not provide for paid bank and public holidays there is no legal right to have them, other than for ...

Whistleblowing (65 words)

Workers who blow the whistle on employer malpractice have the right to employment protection under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. According to the ...

Disclosing references (49 words)

Where an individual is pursuing a discrimination claim for failure to promote, which the employer defends on the basis of references obtained, a tribunal ...

NERC sets sights on pay progression and higher pay (452 words)

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) ...

Pay and bonus deal at Siemens Traffic Controls (105 words)

Siemens Traffic Controls ...

Two two-year deals at Group 4 Court Services (197 words)

Group 4 Court Services ...

Failure to attend a tribunal (132 words)

Tribunals have the power to refuse to proceed with a case where they believe that the applicant has been "frivolous" or "vexatious" or "misconceived". ...

Police get 3.5% (132 words)

Federated ranks up to and including Chief Constables received a pay rise of 3.5% with effect from 1 September under an arrangement linked to ...

Government finally consults on pensions rights in takeovers and transfers (725 words)

Last month the government published its long-awaited consultation paper on changes to the regulations on transfer rights - the rights that protect employee pay ...

Who benefits from flexible benefit packages? (1383 words)

Flexible benefits arrangements allow employees individually to adjust their pay and benefits package to suit their own requirements. Bargaining Report looks at recent survey ...

Young workers still face minimum wage discrimination (2309 words)

Earlier this month the latest increases to the national minimum wage were implemented. The rate applying to 18-21-year-olds went up 30p an hour to ...

Pay deals in brief (1058 words)

Agreement % number ...

3% and a change to Sunday working at Woolworths (254 words)

Woolworths ...