In the summer of 2009, the UK Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD [1]) issued its annual survey on absence management (638Kb PDF) [2]. The survey is the 10th wave carried out by CIPD, resulting in a data series in which rates of absenteeism of previous years may be compared between
On 28 September 2009, during the annual political party conference season, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI [1]) issued a policy document, entitled New government in action: The business agenda (170Kb PDF) [2]. The document is directed at the next UK government and sets out a series of
At the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) in September 2009, a fringe meeting was held by the TUC’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) committee to look at ways of tackling the issue of homophobia in sports in the United Kingdom (UK). The move followed the adoption of a
In April 2009, the UK Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD [1]) published the results of its annual Learning and development survey (600Kb PDF) [2]. The survey aimed to explore current practices within learning and development in the UK. It was based on the responses of 859
On 18 August 2009, the UK’s Department for Children, School and Families (DCSF [1]) published statistics revealing that the number of young people aged 18–24 years in the UK who are ‘not in education, employment or training’ (so-called ‘NEETs’) had risen to 835,000 persons in the second quarter of
On 31 August 2009, members of the UK trade union Unite [1] engaged in strike action at the Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG [2]), which provides 70% of all refuelling services at Manchester Airport, a major UK regional airport. The strike took place between 05.00 on Monday 31 August and 12
In June 2009, the UK Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) published a document entitled Skin cancer and outdoor workers (46.2Kb PDF) [2]. The document explains how to minimise the exposure of outside workers to harmful rays from the sun and was issued to coincide with the UK summertime. The drawing up of
Negotiations on the terms and conditions of employment for those working in London Underground took place throughout April and May 2009. The talks were held between Transport for London (TfL [1]), the public body responsible for operating the underground rail system that serves the United Kingdom’s
The National Labor Committee (NLC [1]), a US-based organisation that operates internationally to defend workers’ rights, conducted research that revealed substantial infringements of labour standards [2] in the R.L. Denim factory in Bangladesh. The factory produces a substantial amount of clothing
In April 2009, the Trades Union Congress (TUC [1]) published a report – entitled Changing work in a changing climate (0.46 Mb PDF) [2] – which investigates the effects of climate change on workplaces. The report draws on the large body of scientific evidence that describes the general effects of