We start with the new ACAS guidance on reasonable adjustments in the workplace.(1) Junior Doctors have announced a five day strike in July, can the government afford their demands? Of course they can, they just don’t want to.(2) Just 10% of disabled workers visiting Occupational Health services report a positive experience, begging the question what is the purpose?(3) Eurostat (the EU official statistics office) have published data on which countries have the longest & shortest average working weeks.(4) The TUC have reported on the governments intentions to ignore recommendations on public sector pay.(5) The National Institute of Economic & Social Research has revealed research showing that allowing asylum seekers to work would add an estimated £1.6Bn to the UK economy.(6)
Curry’s has introduced paid leave for fertility treatment, gender re-assignment and a host of other employee benefits which sets them ahead of their competitors in workers rights.(7) Despite Boris Johnson’s well documented escapades filling the news pages, the TUC remains committed to its opposition to the Strikes Bill. This comes after an intervention by the UN’s ILO (worker’s watchdog) who have urged the UK government to bring its archaic legislative proposals into line with international law. This is the first such intervention by the ILO to a UK government in 28 years!(8) Lastly, Deloitte reports on a new raft of laws to protect the rights of pregnant workers and carers.(9)
