Part 2: Why Taking Breaks at Work Matters
As mentioned in the previous article, it is all too common for workers to work through the day without a proper break. But skipping rest doesn’t ju...
Redundancy: What Employers Must Follow
Tata Steel’s decision to make 250 people redundant at its Llanwern steel works to cut costs highlights the emotional toil on both employer and empl...
Refusing to Return to Work Due to Covid-19
As many employees are being instructed to return to work today, some are likely to object on health grounds. What happens if there is a stand-off? ...
Settlement Agreements: What You Need to Know
It is not every day that you leave a job. In most cases, people resign because they have secured another position. However, if your employer initia...
Supreme Court Ruling on Holiday Pay
The interpretation of what constitutes normal pay has been evolving since 2014/15. On 4 October, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision makin...
Term-Time Working and Annual Leave
The Supreme Court held that workers on permanent contracts but required to work only part of the year (e.g., term-time working and annual leave arr...
Tribunals Can Increase Compensation
From 20 January 2025, tribunals will have the power to increase protective awards by up to 25% when employers fail to follow their collective consu...
WEU Uses Independent Representatives
Working Time: When Are On-Call Workers Working?
Workers of England: the only trade union for critical thinkers.
It always comes as a nasty surprise. You are called into the manager’s office and on entering you find a serious-looking person sitting there with ...