After weeks of campaigning we finally know who the new Prime Minister will be. Former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has come out on top in the vote and will tomorrow take over from her former boss, Boris Johnson.
| Published: 5 September 2022
GMB, Britain’s general union, says Unilever has fled Britain because the Government won’t protect them from hostile takeovers. The company, which makes Dove soap, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Marmite, has confirmed it will abandon its dual British/Dutch structure in favour of a single headquarters in Rotterdam. Last year the company successfully fought off a bid £115billion takeover bid by Kraft Heinz.
| Published: 18 March 2018
The bill, if enacted, would require employers to pay staff on trial shifts the national minimum wage as well as providing a job description that outlines the length of the trial shift and the qualities needed to secure permanent employment. Employers would be required to provide feedback if requested.
| Published: 18 March 2018
There is one simple way to resolve this if you are an employer -by making sure that there is not an issue in the first place. It is advisable to conduct regular reviews of salaries and, if you find that there is a discrepancy between a male and female employee who do the same (or similar) job, can you justify it? If not, then something needs to be done about it.
| Published: 9 February 2018
Unite the UK’s largest union, has called on the NHS to outlaw umbrella companies operating throughout the organisation. Comment from Unite national officer for health, Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe.
| Published: 30 August 2017
We all know the minimum wage is not a living wage - especially for young people GMB has backed a Labour pledge to raise the minimum wage - giving a pay rise to six million workers. Comment from Tim Roache, GMB General Secretary.
| Published: 28 August 2017
If Government's austerity programme was supposed to help the economy – it’s failed. GMB union has today called for Government action on low pay, a plan for decent jobs and government investment in industry as the UK’s growth flatlines.
| Published: 27 July 2017
Recent weeks have seen the issue of the public sector pay cap re-surface and several Cabinet members have suggested they would be open to taking another look at the topic. Comment from Daniel Mahoney, CPS Deputy Director and Head of Economic Research.
| Published: 16 July 2017
Ofgem should be abolished with all its regulatory functions taken over by the government itself making its regulatory role subject to scrutiny and accountable to parliament says GMB. Comment from Justin Bowden, GMB National Secretary for Energy.
| Published: 6 July 2017
Professor Peter Urwin, Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the Centre for Employment Research at Westminster Business School, comments on how the current political environment is shaping the UK labour market outlook and sentiment towards a national wage increase:
| Published: 6 July 2017
