11 December 2013

New research has shown that over two-thirds of private sector firms do not perform equal pay reviews, putting them far behind the public sector when it comes to action on equal wages.

29 November 2013

Recognising trade unions helps to protect employers against recession, a new study has found, providing yet more data to support the Institute of Employment Rights' policy proposals to improve collective bargaining levels across the UK.

29 November 2013

Construction workers' union UCATT has begun legal proceedings against several major construction companies who have been involved in the blacklisting scandal.

29 November 2013

Despite being arguably at the centre of the blacklisting scandal since the offices of blacklist compiler The Consulting Association (TCA) were raided in 2009, construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine has now denied to a high court judge that it ever blacklisted employees.

28 November 2013

While Coalition politicians bury their heads in the sand as the blacklisting scandal rages on, with Conservative and Liberal Democrat Party members denying evidence of ongoing blacklisting or the need for further legislation, the Welsh Assembly has taken note of the public's discontent and shown a progressive attitude.

28 November 2013

Public Concern at Work (PCAW), a whistleblowing charity, has released its Whistleblowing Commission Report, recommending a new Code of Practice on whistleblowing arrangements in the workplace and the prohibition of unjust acts such as blacklisting whistleblowers.