Industrial action is on the rise again, across a range of sectors, and HR has a crucial role to play in helping employers and employees alike mitigate its effects, finds Jo Gallacher
Industrial action is on the rise again, across a range of sectors, and HR has a crucial role to play in helping employers and employees alike mitigate its effects, finds Jo Gallacher
Workers’ rights is a topic that graces the pages of HR magazine often. Of course, they will always be paramount to the business leaders who flick through our pages, but on top of that, there’s a...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has reported the UK government to the United Nations (UN) over its attempts to derail strike action in the country.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said the UK government’s decision to allow companies to replace striking staff with agency workers undermines action taken against P&O Ferries earlier this year.
It is being widely reported that various parts of the UK economy face the threat of industrial action over the remaining months of 2022. In the last 20 years, it was 2011 that saw the largest number...
The rise in strikes across the UK, including planned actions from Royal Mail, British Airways, NHS doctors, barristers and teachers, means HR must be prepared to handle employee relations calmly and...
This month, trade union GMB has pledged to launch legal action against app-based taxi company Bolt regarding the status of its workers.
Proposals allowing employers to use agency workers to carry out the duties of striking staff have been branded unworkable, according to experts.
?Unions and organisations have given their backing to the youth climate strikes today, as firms are urged to take more action on environmental issues
As retailers face pressure due to a hike in prices of goods and a weak pound, more employers could seek to change terms and conditions over the coming months
Ahead of worker rights-related Brexit amendments next week, research reveals many public sector workers are at risk of in-work poverty
