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Construction unions GMB and Unite are to hold a series of demonstrations tomorrow (Wednesday 12 April) over the undercutting and exploitation of construction workers.
Retaining as many jobs as possible is the top priority for Unite, the country's largest union, following news of the proposed closure of the poultry processing plant in Smethwick in the West Midlands.
Takeover laws are so weak in the UK that big companies are considering relocating to other national jurisdictions to protect themselves from predatory bids, according to the country's biggest union, Unite (Monday 10 April).
Unite members working for the IT giant Fujitsu will strike for a further four days at sites across the UK in their long-running dispute over plans to axe one in five jobs and pension cuts.
Employers told to come back with a better deal by April 27.
Union asks ‘what else has Theresa May got to hide?’
Unite, Britain’s biggest union, is seeking urgent assurances from Unilever bosses after its decision to sell off its margarine spreads business has put 200 jobs in Essex at risk.
Private companies stand to make millions in ‘absurd’ waste of taxpayers cash, says union.
New law nothing more than box ticking exercise, according to union.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has brought together leading experts to discuss cybersecurity risks to coincide with its spring update to the Risk Outlook.
Responding to the 'Work, Health and Disability: Improving Lives' green paper, Louise Ward, Policy and Standards Director at the British Safety Council calls on the government to include initiatives supporting access to healthcare advice and medical services for working people.
New research – released on the day that the Gender Pay Gap Regulations are introduced – reveals challenges UK businesses face to bring about gender parity in the workplace.
'Unwarranted' closure of services up and down the country leaves 'ticking timebomb' for nation's youth according to union.
Ministers need to give leadership and provide public finance, as UK's energy policy 'lurches from confusion to potential chaos', with the latest developments at the Moorside nuclear power station in Cumbria.
The British Plastics Federation Recycling Group (BPFRG) has launched its new strategy to improve plastic recycling in the UK through industry-led initiatives and regulation.
‘There is too much at stake for project not to go ahead’ says union.
Shadow Justice Minister Lord Beecham argues that the Government must rethink its backdoor manoeuvring on probate fees.
Overall the UK retains its position as the second most competitive tax regime, but the UK has dropped from first to fifth amongst the non-UK companies surveyed.
Andrew Murrison MP argues that there should be better acknowledgement at home and abroad of the UK's role as Europe's premier defence and security provider.
A new report on the NHS by the House of Lords calling for more long-term planning and funding for the health service was welcomed by Unite, the country’s largest union, today (Wednesday 5 April).
Eddie Tuttle, Associate Director for Policy, Research & Public Affairs at the Chartered Institute of Building comments on new figures revealing the extent of construction staff hired from the European Union, saying:
Reacting to the mounting uncertainty about the position of Gibraltar in the upcoming Brexit talks, the leader of the biggest union on the Rock, Len McCluskey of Unite, has today (Monday 3 April) warned the UK government to stop messing with the future of 7,500 working people.
The Investment Association (IA) has today launched its new Volatility Managed sector in response to the growing number of outcome focused products available to investors.