by Agency Reporter | Jun 21, 2022 | Briefing
THE AGENCY SECTOR AND TRADE UNIONS say the government’s plan to lift the ban on agency workers filling in during strikes is unworkable, counter-productive, impractical, and puts workers at risk. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation and Trades Union...
by Staff Writer | Jun 21, 2022 | Briefing
CONCERNED PARENTS say that organisers of ‘family’ events for Armed Forces Day next weekend may be giving children a misleading picture of war and the military. With Armed Forces Day events returning on 25 June after a two-year break due to the pandemic,...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 20, 2022 | Briefing
SCOTLAND HAS BECOME THE FIRST of the home nations to pardon former miners convicted of certain offences related to strike action in the 1980s. The legislation passed by MSPs ensures a collective and automatic pardon for miners involved in strike action which extends...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 20, 2022 | Briefing
VIRTUAL AND HYBRID MEETING OPTIONS should be an integral part of the future of local democracy in England and Wales, says the Local Government Association (LGA). The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities call for evidence for remote meetings closed a...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 19, 2022 | Briefing
THE MODERATOR OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the Church of Scotland has accused the UK Government of “dishonouring God” by continuing to put up barriers against vulnerable people fleeing conflict. Speaking ahead of Refugee Week (20-26 June),the Rt Rev Dr Iain...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 18, 2022 | Briefing
THE BANK OF ENGLAND WILL BE HANDING OUT a stealth subsidy of £57 billion to the banking sector over the next three years if interest rates continue to rise as planned, according to a report by the New Economics Foundation (NEF).. Against the backdrop of the extreme...
