Posted: 9th January 2023
It’s conference time for the GMB, and prompted by some members I looked at the state of policy development on low pay and the living wage. The GMB Policy is stated in its policy guide albeit dated 2021. I look at Labour’s “A new deal for working people” and note that the GMB’s…
Posted: 6th July 2022
GMB’s 2022 Congress has been over for nearly a month; we were represented by our branch president, Dave Levy, who’s written this brief report, and longer ones on his blog and on medium.
“I have now uploaded most of my notes and comments from #GMB22. They can be found on my blog using the…
Posted: 14th April 2022
Boris Johnson and Priti Patel have finally pressed the button on their plans to ‘offshore’ asylum processing, Labour’s Yvette Cooper, labels this shameful, unworkable, unethical & extortionate. The Independent reports on previous countries attempts to ‘offshore’ refugee reception their failure, cost and disgraceful conditions applied to people who have done nothing wrong.…
Posted: 18th March 2022
We can all recognise the horror of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At our last branch meeting we voted for the following motion.
This branch notes that on the 24th February Russia invaded Ukraine.
We oppose the Russian state’s invasion of Ukraine. We oppose Russia’s war and demand Russian troops leave Ukraine. Putin’s regime is…
Posted: 19th January 2022
At our branch meeting last night we debated and passed nine motions for Congress. There were over 20 people present at the meeting and it makes me wonder how more could be carried at a meeting where these motions could be debated and voted upon. Our meeting was exceptionally well chaired, and people were very…
Posted: 5th January 2022
On occasion we see employment contracts including post termination non-compete clauses. There is a single body of law covering ranges of seniority, responsibility and budget. Morally constraints that may be seen as reasonable for Board members or senior high value salespeople are not so suitable for more junior staff even those with high personal customer…
Posted: 30th November 2021
Will I get what I am owed if my company goes under? The order in which an insolvent company’s assets is distributed is as follows, fixed charge lenders i.e. mortgage loans, liquidators expenses and fees, then preferred creditors (such as employees and HMRC. These are followed by various classes of other creditor in order…
Posted: 16th November 2021
There is a law that guarantees a minimum notice. Employees with continuous employment of at least one month but less than two years are entitled to at least one week’s notice from the employer. Employees with two years’ continuous employment or more are entitled to one week’s notice for each complete year, up to a…
Posted: 12th August 2021
As some companies work out how to re-establish their working patterns after the pandemic and let’s hope the new regulations are both effective in public health terms, and will not need to be reversed. Some employers are looking to reduce wages amongst their staff who opt to continue to work from home. This must be…
Posted: 9th July 2021
The FT are running a story (£) on the impact of the Govts proposed unlockdown measures. It is subtitled, “Ministers prepare to give companies greater discretion over Covid-secure arrangements “. While measures on sharing pens might easily be repealed, our experience is that small employers are not equipped and have little appetite to engage…