Pay and prices

Pay and prices (547 words)

Labour Research Department three monthly pay figures ...

Bargaining news

Pay and prices part company (526 words)

The downward lurch in the inflation rate for November to just 0.9% - the lowest for nearly 40 years -- means that pay deals ...

Features

Pay deals in brief (494 words)

Agreement % number ...

Unions have few complaints about uniforms and dress codes (3328 words)

Many workers have to wear uniforms or conform to a dress code, sometimes for safety reasons, but often to present a corporate image. A ...

The latest developments in contract law (1628 words)

At the heart of all employment law rights is the contract of employment. This is the key element in any employment relationship. Knowing what ...

Trade unions give government proposals on flexible working a mixed reaction (568 words)

Plans to increase flexibility for working parents have been greeted with a mixed response from trade unions. ...

Government wants voluntary pay reviews to tackle gender pay gap (308 words)

The government has announced further action to tackle the gender pay gap, following the publication of Denise Kingsmill's report, Women's employment and pay. ...

Shoulder injury compensation (54 words)

Janice Gibson, a Sunderland postal worker and CWU member has gained more than £5,000 in compensation from Royal Mail as a result of shoulder ...

Report reveals potential impact of teamworking on stress (305 words)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a report providing a detailed analysis of teamworking. The report shows that teamworking can both increase ...

Safety rep professionals (142 words)

One hundred and sixty trade union safety reps have secured professional health and safety status through TUC training. Under an arrangement between the TUC ...

Named and shamed (43 words)

The Health and Safety Executive has issued its second annual Offences and penalties report, in which it identifies hundreds of companies and organisations convicted ...

TUC tests union inspection notices (217 words)

The TUC is piloting a "union inspection notices (UIN) " scheme which it launched in the winter issue of Hazards magazine. ...

Three-year deal in electrical contracting industry (336 words)

Electrical Contracting JIB ...

2.75% for Scottish bakers (100 words)

Scottish Bakery JIC ...

Medical Research Council boosts London pay (235 words)

Medical Research Council ...

Surveys reveal shift from final salary schemes and concerns over low contribution levels (524 words)

The latest annual survey from the main occupational pensions industry body, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) shows a marked rise in the ...

Think tank warns of confusion over government pensions policy (218 words)

Government plans to target help for poorer pensioners could backfire according to a report from the centre-left think tank, the Institute for Public Policy ...

Pay increases in key European deals edge up despite lower inflation (3018 words)

Bargaining Report's third annual survey of bargaining in Europe looks at developments over the last 12 months. The table on pages 8 and 9 ...