Workers rights row: Labour’s Rayner vows to expand protection from sex harassment to interns May 9, 2024 Angela Rayner has vowed Labour will expand sexual harassment protections to include interns and volunteers, amid a row with unions over the party’s workers’ rights proposals.
Alstom in ‘intense discussions’ over new Elizabeth Line trains to save Derby plant April 17, 2024 Train manufacturer Alstom is in “intense discussions” with the government over possible new train orders to save its struggling Derby plant.
Tata Steel faces pay showdown with workers after Unite strike vote April 14, 2024 A company source told City A.M that the pay offer remains contingent on employees not hitting the picket lines.
What the UK’s new fire and rehire rules could mean for businesses and employees February 20, 2024 The UK Government has announced new measures around the use of fire and rehire practices after high profile companies, including P&O Ferries, sparked outrage with their use of the tactic.
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.
It may get them elected, but overpromising will set Labour up for failure against unions January 18, 2024 It may be tempting to promise big, but Labour need only look to Northern Ireland to see the price of disappointment, writes Will Cooling.
Sector and unions welcome Labour plans to invest £3bn in UK steel industry October 23, 2023 If Labour is elected, the party says the UK's steel industry can expect a £3bn investment.
Labour to strengthen workers’ rights ‘within first 100 days’, Rayner says October 8, 2023 Labour will implement plans to bolster workers’ rights within 100 days of taking office, Angela Rayner said today.
Labour vow to scrap minimum service levels law if elected, unions told September 12, 2023 Labour would scrap the minimum service levels law within their first 100 days in office, Angela Rayner told a trade union conference.
Starmer hints Labour could link government contracts to how firms treat unions June 6, 2023 Keir Starmer has suggested that, under a Labour government, the awarding of state contracts could hinge on how companies treat trade unions that represent their staff. Speaking at the annual congress of trade union GMB in Brighton yesterday, Starmer said that Amazon should “recognise unions”, arguing that his party would beef up the power of [...]