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22/05/2012
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BBC Jubilee Strike Threat Lifted
The threat of industrial action by BBC journalists and technicians during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend in June has been withdrawn.
Unions had balloted for a strike in part over a "derisory" pay deal.
But the NUJ, Bectu and Unite unions have now released a joint statement with the BBC saying they had agreed to "key principles" on pay, performance ratings and redeployment.
Man Dies On Railway Crossing
A man on a scooter has died after being hit by a train on a level crossing in Berkshire.
British Transport Police said the incident at Ufton Nervet was reported at about 13:15 BST.
Rail services have been disrupted, with replacement buses running between Reading and Newbury.
The incident happened on the same stretch of track where a train derailed in November 2004 after it hit a car parked at the crossing.
Court Hears Worker Paid £80 In 15 Years
A court has heard how a man was paid £80 for the 15 years he worked for a traveller family in Bedfordshire.
Luton Crown Court heard the man was living on benefits in Brighton in 1996 when he was approached at a day centre by Tommy Connors and two of his sons.
The man said he was promised £50 a day but never received the promised daily rate and likened his living conditions to that of a "concentration camp".
Seven Connors family members deny charges of servitude and forced labour.
The threat of industrial action by BBC journalists and technicians during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend in June has been withdrawn.
Unions had balloted for a strike in part over a "derisory" pay deal.
But the NUJ, Bectu and Unite unions have now released a joint statement with the BBC saying they had agreed to "key principles" on pay, performance ratings and redeployment.
Man Dies On Railway Crossing
A man on a scooter has died after being hit by a train on a level crossing in Berkshire.
British Transport Police said the incident at Ufton Nervet was reported at about 13:15 BST.
Rail services have been disrupted, with replacement buses running between Reading and Newbury.
The incident happened on the same stretch of track where a train derailed in November 2004 after it hit a car parked at the crossing.
Court Hears Worker Paid £80 In 15 Years
A court has heard how a man was paid £80 for the 15 years he worked for a traveller family in Bedfordshire.
Luton Crown Court heard the man was living on benefits in Brighton in 1996 when he was approached at a day centre by Tommy Connors and two of his sons.
The man said he was promised £50 a day but never received the promised daily rate and likened his living conditions to that of a "concentration camp".
Seven Connors family members deny charges of servitude and forced labour.
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New Data Shows Women Hit By 'Mid-Life Pay Crisis'
Female managers over 40 years old are earning 35% less than men, according to new data by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR. To earn the same as a male manager over a career, a woman would have to work the equivalent of over 14 years more.
New Data Shows Women Hit By 'Mid-Life Pay Crisis'
Female managers over 40 years old are earning 35% less than men, according to new data by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR. To earn the same as a male manager over a career, a woman would have to work the equivalent of over 14 years more.
01 September 2011
Commission On Minimum Wage Visit
Two Low Pay Commissioners are to visit London next week on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage. The visit is one of a number of planned trips the Low Pay Commission is making around the UK during 2011 to "gather information on how the minimum wage is operating".
Commission On Minimum Wage Visit
Two Low Pay Commissioners are to visit London next week on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage. The visit is one of a number of planned trips the Low Pay Commission is making around the UK during 2011 to "gather information on how the minimum wage is operating".
26 September 2008
Funding Boost Of £455m For Equal Pay Claims
Funding of £455m will be awarded to councils in England to allow back payments relating to thousands of equal pay claims from women workers. In a move to speed up long-term commitments to achieving equal pay for all council workers, local government minister John Healey gave the go-ahead to 34 councils to raise the money through capitlisation.
Funding Boost Of £455m For Equal Pay Claims
Funding of £455m will be awarded to councils in England to allow back payments relating to thousands of equal pay claims from women workers. In a move to speed up long-term commitments to achieving equal pay for all council workers, local government minister John Healey gave the go-ahead to 34 councils to raise the money through capitlisation.
27 February 2006
Report highlights gender pay gap in the UK
Women are still being paid less than men, thirty years after the introduction of equal pay legislation, a new report has found. The government-commissioned "Shaping a Fairer Future" report from the Women and Work Commission found that women are earning 17% less than men. This was "bad for women and bad for Britain", the report said.
Report highlights gender pay gap in the UK
Women are still being paid less than men, thirty years after the introduction of equal pay legislation, a new report has found. The government-commissioned "Shaping a Fairer Future" report from the Women and Work Commission found that women are earning 17% less than men. This was "bad for women and bad for Britain", the report said.
09 February 2006
Parliament cleaners receive pay rise
Cleaners at the Houses of Parliament are to receive a pay rise, after settling their long-running pay dispute. The workers' rate of pay will increase in stages from £5.20 to £6.70 per hour by next January, under the terms of a deal agreed with the Transport and General Workers Union.
Parliament cleaners receive pay rise
Cleaners at the Houses of Parliament are to receive a pay rise, after settling their long-running pay dispute. The workers' rate of pay will increase in stages from £5.20 to £6.70 per hour by next January, under the terms of a deal agreed with the Transport and General Workers Union.
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