Workers of England Union

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 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 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…

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 30/12/2015

Suffering in silence

This report is about substandard care in England’s NHS, as stated by Julie Mellor, The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman ‘The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is the final step for people who have been…

W.E.U. News 14/12/2015

Trade union reforms ‘unacceptable’ in Scotland, warns Sturgeon

Dear Member Keeping you informed. Today the Scottish First Minister fights to block the Trade Union reforms in Scotland. The Workers of England Union campaigns for an English First Minister so that they can also…

W.E.U. News 11/12/2015

Revealed: how Sports Direct effectively pays below minimum wage

Guardian undercover reporters find world where staff are searched daily, harangued via tannoy to hit targets and can be sacked in a ‘six strikes and you’re out’ regime Sports Direct warehouse, store and distribution centre…

W.E.U. News 04/12/2015

Annual Leave

Key points Most workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year (this is known as statutory entitlement). Part time worker are entitled to the same amount of holiday (pro rota) as full…

W.E.U. News 06/10/2015

The National Minimum Wage rates changed on 1 October.

You can find out if you’re paying the right amount with our free NMW calculator From April 2016, a new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour is due to be introduced for working people aged 25…

W.E.U. News 21/09/2015

One in eight workers would have to be hospitalised before calling in sick

Becky Frith , 21 Sep 2015 More than one in eight (13%) workers would have to be hospitalised and have no other choice before calling in sick, according to Canada Life Group Insurance. The researchers…

Retail Sector, W.E.U. News 18/09/2015

Lidl UK becomes first supermarket to adopt living wage

Becky Frith , 18 Sep 2015 Lidl UK is to become the first supermarket to adopt the living wage. From 1 October all Lidl UK employees will receive a minimum of £8.20 per hour across…

W.E.U. News 14/09/2015

The Workers of England Union opposes the Trade Union Bill 2015

The Workers of England Union opposes the Trade Union Bill 2015. We support the words of Jeremy Corbyn when he stated that ‘he believed the Government was attacking working people’ by introducing this Bill. It…

Public Transport 12/09/2015

Transport for London Station Supervisor tries to stop Workers of England Officials from campaigning for better working conditions for Bus Drivers

Transport for London Station Supervisor tried to stop Workers of England Officials from speaking to our members and promoting our campaign for better working conditions for Bus Drivers. On Wednesday 9th September two Workers of…