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Professional Drivers, Public Transport 09/04/2015

HSE Work-related violence case studies

Work-related violence case studies First Group is a public transport company which provides both rail and bus services. It operates mainly in the UK where it has 26 000 employees and also in America and…

Professional Drivers, Public Transport 06/04/2015

Stress prevention for bus drivers

Stress prevention for bus drivers A large number of studies have been carried out on the work and health of bus drivers, particularly those operating in metropolitan areas. These studies tend to yield very comparable…

W.E.U. News 31/03/2015

Britain’s Divided Decade

Dear Member The article below highlights the battle, the Trade Unions have, in fighting against the lowering of wages of their members. All we ask for is a fair days pay because we understand the…

W.E.U. News 30/03/2015

WEU Campaigns to Abolish Student Fees

The Workers of England union campaigns for the abolition of student fees. Students ‘sell bodies to pay debts’ Students are the future of England both economically and socially. They should be free to learn without…

W.E.U. News 27/03/2015

Rents rise by 10.2% in the East of England

Rents rise by 10.2% in the East of England The following article was sent out by an estate Agent (David Burr) and although it shows the opportunities for rental investment it also highlights the growing…

Professional Drivers, Public Transport 26/03/2015

‘Outraged’ South Yorkshire bus drivers in strike threat

‘Outraged’ South Yorkshire bus drivers in strike threat 07:00 Friday 20 March 2015 Alex Evans Outraged bus drivers in South Yorkshire could be set to strike after a breakdown in pay negotiations with First Bus….

Retail Sector 24/03/2015

Next boss who earns £4million a year sparks row by declaring living wage ‘irrelevant’ with ‘no basis in reality’

Dear Member The Workers of England Union condemns Lord Wolfson’s comments when he stated that he thought the ‘living wage’ was irrelevant. We believe his words show how out of touch he is with understanding…

Professional Drivers 23/03/2015

Stagecoach invests more than £80m in new buses and coaches

Stagecoach invests more than £80m in new buses and coaches 10 Mar 2015 Passengers to benefit from nearly 470 new vehicles for UK and mainland Europe, many equipped with wi-fi Investment in UK regions hits…

W.E.U. News 17/03/2015

Pay gap between senior managers and lower-level workers increases more quickly in the UK than Europe

Dear Member, The following article highlights the importance of belonging to Trade Union. The article shows the pay gap between senior managers and lower level employees across mainland Europe and the UK. One of the…

W.E.U. News 11/03/2015

Zero hours contracts

Acas expert advisers discuss zero hours contracts (ZHCs), what they are, how they work and common questions raised from employees and employers.

W.E.U. News 05/03/2015

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015

The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015 Article 3 SCHEDULE Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Relevant statutory provision Subject of provision Old limit New limit 1 Section 145E(3) of the 1992…

W.E.U. News 26/02/2015

W.E.U. Supports the Living Wage

W.E.U. News 24/02/2015

Low Pay Commission recommends 3% minimum wage rise

Low Pay Commission recommends 3% minimum wage rise Rebecca Gowler , 24 Feb 2015 The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended to ministers that the minimum wage should increase by 3% to £6.70 an hour….

W.E.U. News 23/02/2015

Bradford faces massive cuts due to unfair funding for English Councils

Bradford faces massive cuts due to unfair funding for English Councils 2012/2013 public spending per head in the UK as a whole was £8,788 Per head of population (2012/2013) MH Treasury, Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis…