Union slams Amazon over ‘hellish’ warehouse conditions February 18, 2020 More than 600 serious injuries or near misses have been logged at Amazon warehouses in the past three years, according to the latest figures from GMB Union. Between 2016/17 and 2018/19 a total of 622 reports have been made from Amazon warehouses to the Health and Safety Executive, the union said as it called for [...]
National Grid’s £4.2bn gas sell-off to Macquarie comes under fire from Vince Cable March 28, 2022 Former business secretary Vince Cable has criticised National Grid's decision to sell a 60 per cent stake in NGG to Macquarie.
Ride-hailing firms have ‘moral imperative’ to give drivers’ workers rights, says Heidi Alexander July 2, 2021 London’s deputy mayor for transport has said that ride-hailing firms have a “moral imperative” to offer their drivers basic workers’ rights. Speaking to City A.M., Heidi Alexander said that City Hall would like to see minicab operators like Bolt and Ola adapt their business models to embrace the Supreme Court’s historic judgement on Uber. Her [...]
British Gas engineers set for 12 more days of strikes in March March 10, 2021 Union GMB today said that its workers at British Gas would go on strike for 12 days in March, as a dispute over contract conditions goes on. The new industrial action plans takes the number of days on which staff at the energy supplier have gone on strike during the current dispute to 42. GMB [...]
Coronavirus: Morrisons ramps up delivery service to cope with demand March 17, 2020 Morrisons has launched a range of measures to help customers and employees during the coronavirus pandemic, including ramping up delivery options and a hardship fund for workers. The grocer has expanded its home delivery service including extra slots, a new range of “simple to order food parcels” and a phone ordering option for those without [...]
Coronavirus: M&S gives staff 15 per cent bonus April 1, 2020 Marks and Spencer will give frontline staff across its stores and supply chain a 15 per cent bonus for their work during the coronavirus pandemic. The company also said employees that “have caring commitments or who are feeling more vulnerable” are able to be furloughed voluntarily on full pay. The retailer announced this morning that [...]
British Steel: Unions endorse Jingye takeover but 500 jobs could be at risk January 24, 2020 Unions have backed Chinese firm Jingye’s rescue deal to save British Steel after extensive discussions but up to 500 jobs could be cut under new ownership. The Steel Committee met with Jingye representatives to discuss their business plan and in particular their proposals relating to employment, including pay and terms and conditions. Any new owner [...]
Income of FTSE 100 executives passes median UK worker’s annual salary today despite CEO pay dropping to £2.7m January 7, 2022 New research shows this morning that the pay of top company executives will pass the median annual wage for a full-time worker by Friday morning, sparking outrage from unions. The High Pay Centre said that, by this morning, the median FTSE 100 chief executive (CEO) will have been paid the median UK worker’s annual salary. [...]
Amazon workers told to work overtime to meet coronavirus demand March 17, 2020 Workers at Amazon’s warehouses in the UK are being told to work overtime as the company meets the surge in demand amid the coronavirus outbreak. The GMB union said workers across at least four different sites were informed that they had to work “compulsory overtime” from Monday, according to the BBC. Amazon will also hire [...]
‘Shock’ as Tata Steel announces 3,000 European job cuts, with effects on UK workers unclear November 19, 2019 Unions have called for clarity from Tata Steel over its plans to cut 3,000 jobs in Europe, amid fears the announcement could affect its workers in Port Talbort, south Wales. Tata announced the job losses, which equate to about one-sixth of its workforce, on Tuesday night, as the steelmaker flights plunging profit after a failed [...]