Author: IER
Lack of flexible working is “driving parents out of jobs” according to new TUC polling
Findings show flexible working requests have a high rejection rate.
Government consult on zero hours & flexible working
Govt seeks views on reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025 to "end one-sided flexibility".
Unions want commitments on jobs, pay & outsourcing, as train companies transfer to public ownership
GTR – which includes Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, transferred into public ownership as of Sunday 31st May.
RMT calls for insourcing of all railway staff following GTR nationalisation
Rail union demands all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment
PCS calls on the NI Executive to move forward with the Good Jobs Bill
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) blocked the bill, preventing it from going to the floor of the NI Assembly as an agreed Executive Bill, for debate
Iconic Media: NUJ calls on Malcolm Denmark to address poverty wages
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) calls for urgent negotiations over staff’s poor pay.
Indefinite strike action to begin Monday 8 June over Goldsmiths lockout
Members of the UCU will commence an indefinite strike on Monday 8 June at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations – TUC response
TUC response to Department for Business and Trade consultation
International Court of Justice: workers have the right to strike under main labour law treaty
The opinion could lead to changes in labour laws worldwide in countries that have so far not recognized employees' right to strike.
PCS secures progress in Civil Service pay remit guidance
The union has been engaged in national talks since securing concessions from the previous government following industrial action in 2023
Justice delayed is justice denied: Unprecedented delays in Employment Tribunals in England & Wales causes crisis
Experts say there must now be radical change if there is to be justice for claimants.
