PRESS RELEASE Virgin Care pulls plug on Brook Advisory Service after investigation. Virgin Care held the contract from Bury, Rochdale and Oldham authorities to provide a range of sexual health education and wellbeing support for…
It has been reported that some employers like Royal Mail and Weatherspoon’s have told their employees that they are not to fly their own national flags or show any other visible support for their own…
The Workers of England Union, with directions from our legal team at Tilbrooks Solicitors, engaged the services of Changez Khan, a Barrister from Farrars Chambers, who succeeded in the Court of Appeal in Morris v Metrolink…
The Workers of England Union recognised that the British Trade Unions, and the British Trade Union Congress (TUC) had lost touch with working people in England, this is why we were set up. British Trade…
The question of when an on call worker is considered to be working has vexed courts and tribunals for years. In the latest instalment, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has recently held that time…
Here we summarise the latest employment law changes and legal updates. Acas are the employment relations experts and a trusted source of advice for employers, employees, Government and others. The Government has introduced several new…
Travel disruption and bad weather Travel disruption and bad weather can delay or prevent workers getting to work. It can also mean employers need to adapt working arrangements or close workplaces. Paying delayed or absent…
Did you know? The Workers of England Union uses representatives that are external and independent from your employer. It makes sense doesn’t it? An Employment adviser supporting you in your time of need, that isn’t…
Demystifying the apprenticeship levy Rebecca Buck, October 18, 2017 Recommendations for what businesses and the government can do to help employers realise the levy’s potential Recent figures about the widespread lack of understanding of the…
UK statutory sick pay is ‘inadequate’ By Ashleigh Wight on 25 Jan 2018 in Health and safety, Sick pay Statutory sick pay arrangements in the UK are in breach of legal obligations under the European…
Autonomous Vehicles Will Replace Taxi Drivers, But That’s Just the Beginning By Sam Tracy of the Huffington Post 06/11/2015 03:51 pm ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 Google, Tesla Motors, and many other companies are in a race…
Minimum wage hikes promised by Labour could lead to workers being replaced by robots, think-tanks warns The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned wage hikes could accelerate automation Jeremy Corbyn has promised a dramatic hike in…
Unite to face retired high court judge over Len McCluskey election Employment law specialist Jeffrey Burke will hear claim that Jeremy Corbyn ally was unfairly elected as head of union Len McCluskey beat Gerard Coyne…