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TUPE: Protecting Enhanced Severance Terms
In 2018, we were contacted by a number of members who, a number of years ago, had been transferred under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) from Lloyds Bank to Mitie.Mitie had announced that these staff were to be...
Pensions Victory – The Making Of History
It’s a little known fact but the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, which was at the heart of our recent pension case, can be traced back to the Treaty of Versailles 1919 (Article 427), which brought World War 1 to an end. The fact that our...
The Cost Of TSB’s IT Meltdown: £259,191,231
That is how much the botched IT migration has cost TSB so far according to the latest set of financial results.TSB made a £120.5 million loss for the nine months to September. On the back of the meltdown, Sabadell, TSB’s owner, has seen its share price fall by...
Union Wins Landmark Legal Case
Well, we’ve done it again. In the most anticipated pension case in 30 years, the High Court has ruled today that the Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes must equalise guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) for men and women.The outcome of this case will have...
Restrictive Covenants
The Problem This subject is undeniably dry and the implications for most people will not be obvious! Yet, whether they realise it or not, restrictive covenants are a major issue in the employment contracts of many of our members. I said in my last newsletter that it...
Contract Checking
The Problem Starting new jobs can be exciting if challenging and quite rightly most people approach them with enthusiasm and optimism. No one wants to put a damper on that but there are some realities that it’s worth thinking about before starting a new job. If you...
Employment Tribunal Victory
The Union has won an important Employment Tribunal case for a member sacked by Lloyds Bank. Although the case involved Lloyds, all members should spend the time reading what happened because the case demonstrates very clearly how many companies fail to deal fairly...
Constructive Dismissal – What’s It All About?
The Concept Constructive dismissal is much misunderstood but, in simple terms, occurs where the action of an employer is so intolerable that the employee could not reasonably be expected to remain in its employ. In that situation the employer is viewed as having...
Unfair Dismissal – What It Is And What Do We Do
The Concept The idea behind the law is that dismissals should be fair and reasonable in all the circumstances. That sounds quite reasonable of course but in practice the whole system of enforcing fairness is beyond the reach of most ordinary workers. The Problems One...
Advice And Representation – The Need For Speed
• “I never thought they would do it to me.” • “I didn’t expect it to go any further.” • “I thought I could trust my manager.” • “No one told me they thought I was an under-performer.” We hear these comments every week and are not surprised by members’ reactions when...
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