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Mixed results for top 10 unions (104 words)

Four of the 10 largest TUC unions increased their membership in 1999, ...

Small unions call for bigger voice in TUC (339 words)

This month's annual Trades Union Congress in Glasgow will be debating a ...

Congress 2000 (87 words)

The 132nd Trades Union Congress, to be held in Glasgow on 11-14 ...

UNISON activist to chair ACAS (60 words)

Rita Donaghy, a long-term member of the national executive council of ...

Bank unions merge (75 words)

Members of AXIS, the union for AXA Sun Life staff, have voted to merge ...

Spanish unions oppose expulsions (190 words)

Spanish unions have come out strongly against their government's plans ...

Europe's union leader slams rights charter (315 words)

Emilio Gabaglio, general secretary of the European Trade Union ...

French jobless plans rejected (293 words)

The French government has refused to ratify new rules on unemployment ...

Is it time for a safety inspection? (865 words)

Key issues for safety reps ...

Mencap campaign challenges employment discrimination (313 words)

Disability charity Mencap has launched a campaign to end the ...

Few employers fulfilling DDA (118 words)

Only two in five employers (42%) have carried out a comprehensive audit ...

Employers improve on parental leave rights (406 words)

Employers are starting to introduce parental leave arrangements that ...

Law queries (838 words)

The Labour Research Department's employment law specialist answers ...

Taking the membership seriously (1697 words)

Unions are putting their money where their mouth is by putting resources ...

Three-month index (478 words)

First number of references indicates issue, eg 6=June ...

Key indicators (307 words)

INFLATION +3.3% AVERAGE EARNINGS +4.6% ...

Executive excess (1851 words)

Stock exchange company directors' pay rose by over a fifth on average ...

Unions pivotal in learning drive (1466 words)

Unions at national and workplace level are central to Labour's ...

Construction death toll continues to rise (370 words)

Construction is the most dangerous industry for employees, according to ...

Left-handed workers more at risk of accident? (67 words)

The GMB general union has called for more research into the problems of ...

MPs call for hours' limits to apply to lorry drivers (207 words)

The Working Time Directive should be extended to lorry drivers, ...

Boosting membership before a deal (2293 words)

As unions anticipated the introduction of legal rights to recognition, ...

Enabling staff to work until retirement age (706 words)

While early retirement may be attractive to some, for many others the ...

Taking a companion to disciplinary hearings (863 words)

New rights for workers ...

Joblessness at 25-year low (189 words)

Last month's economic figures were encouraging for the government with ...

Industry fears new interest rate rise (172 words)

The Bank of England warned in its latest Inflation Report that inflation ...

Tolley's health and safety at work handbook 2001 (140 words)

Available from 14 September 2000 from Butterworths Tolley, 2 Addiscombe ...

Successful futures? (132 words)

Community views on adult education and training ...

Reclaim the party for the 21st century (99 words)

A trade union response to the Labour Party's 21st century consultation ...

Website (244 words)

According to Oftel, the telecommunications watchdog, 16 million adults ...

Rulings make it harder to prove unfair dismissal (468 words)

Two recent rulings from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) and the ...

Discrimination guidance (92 words)

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently given guidance on how ...

Recognition law threat (65 words)

The Conservatives are already threatening to repeal the law on union ...

Pay for holidays (76 words)

When an employee on an annual salary has leave outstanding on ...

Equal pay case goes to Europe (152 words)

The Court of Appeal has referred an equal pay case to the European Court ...

Bank staff watch franchising trial (245 words)

Staff at former building society Abbey National, who are represented by ...

Carillion axes 900 jobs (81 words)

Carillion, the construction and services group, is to axe around 900 ...

Barclays union hopeful (169 words)

Banking union UNIFI is optimistic that it will avoid compulsory ...

Performance-related pay failing in the public sector (293 words)

The BBC has agreed to review its approach to pay, including appraisal ...

Foframe strikers sacked (66 words)

Striking staff at Foframe of Huntingdon have been sacked in the longest- ...

Councils face militancy (423 words)

The public sector is facing a rash of disputes, with the biggest dispute ...

Rise in teleworking (95 words)

The number of teleworkers increased by nearly 20% to 1.5 million - one ...

Peugeot action suspended (65 words)

Planned strike action at the Peugeot car plant at Ryton, Coventry was ...

Rover revelations (74 words)

Details of behind-the-scenes talks that led the BMW car company to sell ...

News from LRD (309 words)

LRD building appeal ...

Events (163 words)

October ...