Feb 22, 2023 | Advice, All Members
“We recognise that ensuring a fair environment for employees can be a good indicator of a firm’s culture, which we see as important for how it is treating its customers as well.” They’re the words of the FCA in a recent letter to the union. It’s a crystal-clear...
Jan 30, 2023 | All Members
A recent case heard at the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has highlighted the importance of disabled employees informing their employers of their disabilities. The Equality Act 2010 says that people are disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which...
Jan 27, 2023 | All Members, Pay
At the same time as reporting record profits and a £50 million windfall dividend for its parent company, TSB is proposing to give its staff a miserly 6.5% pay increase. And that at a time when inflation is running at 13.4%. To put it simply, every member of staff in...
Jan 25, 2023 | All Members, GMP Court Case
The Trustee of the Lloyds Banking Group Pension Schemes has said for the first time that it’s going to make top-up payments to those TSB members who transferred out of their final pension schemes. It will start making those payments later this year. We estimate that...
Jan 16, 2023 | All Members
“My manager said I could try the new job and if I wasn’t happy with it I could go back to my old role. Now they’re saying that this assurance was never given and that my transfer is permanent.”. I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that routinely we receive calls...