Asda IT glitch leaves some employees missing two weeks of pay March 24, 2024 Close to 10,000 Asda employees have received incorrect payslips following an IT glitch.
Addison Lee settles workers’ rights case before landmark hearing February 22, 2024 The private hire taxi firm Addison Lee has reached a settlement with three drivers who were set to take them to the employment tribunal in a long-running battle over workers’ rights. The claim was originally brought by three drivers who sued Addison Lee to establish that they were in fact employees and not self-employed contractors. [...]
Valentine’s Day derailed as strikes disrupt deliveries from Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat February 13, 2024 Valentine's Day plans are under threat as a barrage of strikes scheduled for Wednesday could disrupt doorstep deliveries.
Tata Steel begins formal 45-day consultation over plans for Port Talbot plant February 3, 2024 Tata will replace existing blast furnaces with electric arc furnaces
Regent’s Park gardeners down tools in strike over pay February 1, 2024 One of the capital’s most-loved natural spots will be left unattended today as Regent's Park gardeners go on strike.
Rolls-Royce nuclear submarine workers face strike ballot in pay dispute January 23, 2024 Employees that work in Rolls-Royce's nuclear submarine programme are to be balloted in a dispute over pay.
3,000 jobs at risk as Tata Steel ‘presses ahead with plan to close furnaces’ January 18, 2024 Steel giant Tata is to press ahead with plans to close blast furnaces at its biggest plant, threatening more than 3,000 jobs, according to sources. Unions were meeting the company on Thursday after presenting alternative proposals aimed at saving jobs in Port Talbot, south Wales. Sources said Tata rejected the plan and were pressing ahead [...]
Asda private equity owners grilled by MPs as supermarket braces for historic strikes January 9, 2024 Asda’s private equity owners, TDR Capital, have refuted claims the firm is anti-trade union, as the supermarket braces for historic strike action.
Sellafield cyber attacks ‘no surprise’, union warns secretary of state December 19, 2023 The UK nuclear industry is awaiting plans to build further infrastructure to compliment plants such as Hinkley Point C (pictured).
Wilko ‘ran out of cash’. Former boss apologies to staff over collapse of chain November 28, 2023 The former boss of Wilko, Lisa Wilkinson, was pushed to offer an apology to the staff of the now-collapsed high street chain and admitted that she let her employees down.