All Members
Whistleblowing Predictably we are now receiving more enquiries about whistleblowing or, in the jargon, making a protected disclosure. Why was this predictable? Because over the last 20 years most businesses have swung from well-intended and supportive personnel...
Betting Shop Staff
Armed Robberies In Betting Shops Recently, a man was arrested following a series of armed robberies in Paddy Power shops in the Birmingham area. It was reported that he was in possession of a gun, a knife and ammunition. As members will be painfully aware, robberies...
Betfred Staff
Cost Cutting At The Expense Of Staff Safety It’s clear that, having moved to longer opening hours, Betfred is now seeking to claw back staff costs through its new working hours and mandatory lone working. But it’s equally obvious that the price of that is likely to be...
Betfred Staff
Working Hours Pressure On Betfred Staff Betfred has announced that it plans to implement new working hours which, for many staff, will result in lone working for a proportion of the day. Shops will be categorised into four bands, which will determine the maximum...
All Members
The Changing Face of Representation It’s stating the obvious to say that over the last 30 years the workplace has changed dramatically through a combination of technology and much different employer and employee attitudes. One of the areas affected most has been what...
