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UK employers face World Cup headache over staff absence and late kick-offs

Acas said employers may want to remind staff their sickness and attendance policies still apply

The Independent UK

Job cuts loom as survey reveals a third of employers may cut staff

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The Independent UK

Third of employers ‘likely to make staff redundancies by start of 2027’

Research suggests that larger companies are more likely to lay off staff than smaller firms.

Evening Standard

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One in three employers set to make staff redundancies by early 2027, new survey finds

New research has found a third of employers are planning redundancies by the start of 2027

The Independent UK

London Tube strikes: Thursday walkout ON heaping more travel misery on capital

The RMT union has told Transport for London that it is pressing ahead with the second day of its industrial action this week

Evening Standard

London Tube Strikes Go Ahead as Last Ditch Talks Fail, Commuters Brace For Travel Chaos as Drivers Walk Out

Commuters face major disruption as Tube strikes proceed after failed negotiations over a proposed four-day working week, raising concerns about driver fatigue and safety.

International Business Times UK

London tube strike causes huge disruption, with many services hit

About half of London Underground drivers take action on Tuesday, with second strike scheduled for Thursday

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Tube strikes ON: RMT slammed as walkout chaos to hit London after last-ditch Acas talks fail

Underground services are set to be severely impacted on Tuesday and on Thursday

Evening Standard

Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use

Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligence

The Guardian - UK

Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

Evening Standard

Acas offers to help break deadlock in resident doctors’ strike

Conciliation service ‘in contact with all the parties involved’ as medics in England strike for 14th time

The Guardian - UK

Conciliation service involved in efforts to resolve resident doctors’ strike

Acas ‘in contact with all the parties involved’ in dispute as medics in England strike for 14th time

The Guardian - UK

Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

Evening Standard

Almost half of working-age adults experienced workplace conflict in the past year

Stress, anxiety and depression were the most common impacts of workplace conflict, Acas said

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Woman’s Male Co-Workers Place Bets On Who Would Sleep With Her First, She Takes Them To Court

Molly Craigie also claimed that she was told to "flirt and flaunt herself" with potential clients.

The Independent UK

Employers urged to give staff extra breaks and relax dress codes amid UK heatwave

Many workers say overheated offices are a major challenge

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer

Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike

Evening Standard

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

Unite has warned the industrial action could last until December.

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The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike could last until end of year as workers make crucial vote

The industrial action could now continue for most of 2025, union warns

The Guardian - UK

First workers were disappointed in Labour – now they’re angry. To understand why, visit Birmingham

Ministers are targeting low-paid bin workers while cosseting billionaires. Supporters could not be more disillusioned, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

Evening Standard

Union accuses Government commissioners of ‘sabotaging’ bin-strike talks

Members of the Unite union have been on all-out strike for more than two months in a row over pay and jobs.

The Independent UK

Survey reveals employees’ top peeves at work

Workplace frustrations can escalate if left unresolved

The Independent UK

One in three employers believe AI will boost productivity, research finds

The Acas survey questioned more than 1,000 employers.

The Independent UK

May Day talks to take place in bid to resolve Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head the Unite union’s negotiating team at talks on Thursday morning under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

Evening Standard

Union chief to lead negotiations in bid to end Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head Unite’s team at talks on Thursday under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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