New Social Distancing Measures and How to Stay Safe at Work
*Remember: Hospitality and Service sector workers Open Meeting on Monday the 29th of June at 7pm at St. George’s Plateau* The government has announced that...
Wage Theft Overturned
Our local was recently contacted by a worker who was owed wages after leaving employment. As all communication from head office had ceased, they had...
Back to work? Don’t tolerate abuses! Open meeting for service sector workers
Next Saturday 4 July, the hospitality industry and many other services are due to reopen. On top of this, emergency measures such as the Job...
Returning to work after the lockdown? Stay safe!
Working from home The government guidelines are clear: your employer should take all reasonable steps to allow you to work from home. You should only...
Upcoming changes in the Job Retention Scheme
The Government has announced changes to the Job Retention Scheme from June 1st. Below are all the details about the changes released by the government...
Changes to employment laws that you may have missed
There are a few changes to employment laws that were introduced in April and that you may have missed. Statement of Employment particulars Employers must...
PPE and agency workers
We have received enquiries from agency workers asking whose responsibility it is to provide them with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is it the employment agency...
Donning & Doffing on the front lines
Mask on, seal over the nose to stop glasses misting up so much. Apron on (always easier with gloves on), feels flimsy especially in the...
Careworkers: Cannon fodder to the coronavirus?
It is well known by anyone who has ever worked in, or been around the social care system, how much employers in that sector try...
Pub Invest Group workers fight back: No redundancies for COVID-19!
A week after the closure of all hospitality business, the workers of Pub Invest Group from Liverpool got bad news. Due to the COVID-19 crisis,...