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Health & Wellbeing 22/04/2025

Sleep Hygiene & Insomnia: Fact Sheet

Dear Member, Over the years, many of our members have shared how challenging it can be to get a good night’s sleep when dealing with issues at work or at home. Sleep is essential to…

News in brief 22/04/2025

News in-brief:- 15th – 22nd April 2025

Gatwick Named Worst UK Airport for Delays (Again) Gatwick Airport was the worst in the UK for flight delays in 2024, with an average departure delay of 23.6 minutes. While this marks a slight improvement…

News In-depth 15/04/2025

News in-brief – 7th – 14th April 2025

Government Seizes Control of British Steel in Emergency Move In a dramatic turn of events, the UK government has taken control of the Chinese-owned British Steel plant in Scunthorpe. The emergency move, passed through Parliament…

Birmingham Bin Strike: What’s Going On?

Birmingham is in the grip of a worsening waste collection crisis, with a reported 17,000 tonnes of rubbish piling up as bin workers continue strike action that began in January 2025. What’s the Dispute About?…

News in-brief: 25th March – 7th April

UK Economic Update – Inflation & Retail Sales UK inflation showed a modest improvement, falling from 3.0% in January to 2.8% in February. Core inflation, which excludes volatile components like energy and fuel, also eased…

Fair Pay and Job Security for Mothers – Reforming Zero-Hour Contracts is Just the Beginning

Fair Pay and Job Security for Mothers – Reforming Zero-Hour Contracts is Just the Beginning Recent research by the TUC highlights significant gender inequalities linked to zero-hours contracts. These contracts not only create job insecurity…

Employment Rights Bill Update

Please read the link of the Debate / Reading and the fact sheet which is an overview of the Employment Rights Bill. We will keep you updated with the progress of this Bill and we…

News in-depth 02.04.25

Exploring the issues that affect our society The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold freedom of speech. The following case…

News in-brief: 24th March – 31st March

Isle of Man Legalizes Assisted Dying The Isle of Man is set to become the first UK jurisdiction to legalise assisted dying after a bill successfully passed its final parliamentary stage. The Assisted Dying Bill,…

Improving working lives 24/03/2025

Understanding and Resolving Conflict

Avoiding Grievances and Disciplinary Hearings where possible The Workers of England Union wants to support its members by helping them understand how to avoid Grievances and Disciplinary Hearings. To start this process, we have listed…

Employment Law News, Latest News, W.E.U. News 11/03/2025

Government Announces Amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Article by Samer Cheaitou Trainee Solicitor A number of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) are to be considered at the report stage in the House of Commons. Four consultations were launched in…

Freedom of Speech at Work

UK labour market outlook uncertain post budget

Article by by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam of The UK’s labour market outlook is uncertain following October’s budget announcement, data from Indeed has indicated. While the economy overall outperformed this year’s low expectations, job postings dropped by 24%…

Employment Law News, Latest News 22/10/2024

The Employment Rights Bill

Commentary from the Farrar’s Building Employment Team October 2024 Employment-Rights-Bill-October-2024-14.10.24