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Health Service 29/02/2016

“£500,000” cost of NHS legal fight

Andrea Collitt, Chief Reporter / 05:00 Monday 29 February 2016 / News THE cost to the public purse is the latest chapter in a bitter legal row between a health trust and a nurse. Eddie…

W.E.U. News 16/02/2016

Double Standards on fiddling expenses

Whilst Peers who fiddle their expenses are allowed to quit without an investigation, the general worker would not be given the same privilege by their employer. The House of Lords says it will not investigate…

W.E.U. News 11/02/2016

Workers of England Union – House of Lords submission on Political Party Funding

The following submission sent to the House of Lords on Monday, 9th February 2016 is a clear declaration that the Workers of England Union is not and will not be affiliated to any political party. …

W.E.U. News 10/02/2016

keeping our members informed

The Workers of England Union supports Junior doctors in England because these governments proposals will only affect junior doctors them as the policy will not be implemented in Scotland or Wales. This is unfair situation and it…

W.E.U. News 03/02/2016

Failure to deal with hostility towards WEU member was unlawful detriment

In Bone v North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, the Court of Appeal has restored a tribunal’s decision that an employer’s failure to deal with incidents in which employees and members of an established trade…

W.E.U. News 29/01/2016

3 scenarios for the outcome of the UK’s EU referendum

Dear Member The WEU wants to keep our members informed and continually searches for articles that helps our members make decisions that will benefit them. As the EU referendum gets closer we will be bombarded…

W.E.U. News 27/01/2016

Whistleblower who was sacked by union Unite for complaining about his ‘zero-hours’ contract sues for £200,000

Unite has campaigned against zero-hours contracts as ‘exploitation’ But one of their tutors claims he and other workers were employed on them He is suing for unfair dismissal, breach of contract and loss of earnings…

W.E.U. News 19/01/2016

Over 55s lead charge to cash in pensions

If you are thinking of making changes to your pension then the government offers a guidance service Here is the link https://www.pensionwise.gov.uk/ We urge are members to use the help and advise available. Telegraph Over 55s lead…

W.E.U. News 15/01/2016

NHS – Where Does All That Money Go! The figures are breathtaking.

W.E.U. News 13/01/2016

Prone to personal messaging at work? Employers can legally monitor them, a European court has ruled

In a case put before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), judges ruled that a company which had read an employee’s messages sent through Yahoo Messenger while he was at work was within its…

Employment Law News, W.E.U. News 11/01/2016

Trade Union Bill may violate human rights, Tories’ own watchdog warns

Published time: 11 Jan, 2016 13:32 © Toby Melville / Reuters 40 The Conservative government’s Trade Union Bill may impose “potentially unlawful” restrictions on the right to strike, the government’s own human rights watchdog has warned…

Public Transport, W.E.U. News 06/01/2016

London bus drivers can now report complaints without fear of being sacked for whistleblowing

‘Victory for safety’: London buses on Oxford Street earlier this year Bus drivers can now report unsafe work practices without fear of being dismissed, in what is being called a “huge victory” for road safety…

W.E.U. News 05/01/2016

Bosses in Britain’s top companies will have earned more this year by the end of “Fat Cat Tuesday” than the average UK worker will throughout all of 2016

The High Pay Centre highlight how ‘unbalanced’ and ‘unfair’ the pay gap is across the UK. Please be assured that the Workers of England Union will continue to fight on your behalf in highlighting the…

W.E.U. News 03/01/2016

Britain has given half a trillion pounds to EU since 1973

We ask our members to read the article below published in ‘The Telegraph’ The WEU agrees with the RMT and also supports British withdrawal from the EU in the forthcoming referendum. We also believe that…