May Day reminds us why workers organise.This year’s global theme — ensuring a healthy psychosocial working environment — speaks directly to what our members face
St George’s Day: Work, Identity, and the Quiet Politics of a Missed Holiday
St George’s Day arrives each year with a strange kind of weightlessness. England’s flags appear in pub windows, schoolchildren draw dragons, and local councils put
Court Decision: Volunteers Are Not Workers Under Employment Law
Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson‑Blake [2021] UKSC 8 This case confirms that a volunteer with no contractual obligation to perform work is not a worker
Procedural Fairness in Employee Dismissals: Kisheva Case
The Unfair Dismissal of a Door Supervisor and the Collapse of Procedural Fairness Overview The dismissal of Ms Yovka Kisheva, a door supervisor employed by
Violence at Work: The Hidden Crisis Facing Britain’s Public‑Facing Workforce
The latest findings from the Trades Union Congress land with the weight of a national warning. Their new survey, covering more than five thousand workers
Safety on Britain’s Railways Is Failing — Workers Need Protection Now
The British rail industry is living through a period of profound contradiction. Ministers and operators speak the language of “modernisation,” “efficiency,” and “digital transformation,” yet