Nov 28, 2024 | All Members
It’s the season of the work Christmas party, but at the risk of being accused of being Christmas kill-joys, here’s why we think you should think twice before you go. Every January, we receive calls from members being investigated for their alleged misconduct at their...
Nov 21, 2024 | All Members
You may have seen in the news that NatWest has blocked messaging services including WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Skype on company devices in an attempt to limit conversations between staff to official channels of communication only. Reports have also suggested...
Nov 11, 2024 | All Members
Members could be forgiven for thinking that our work is just about disciplinary cases and grievances at work. It’s true that these two areas produce most of our work; but only just! We recently won a claim in the County Court for a former Lloyds Bank member who had...
Jul 2, 2024 | All Members
Predictably we are now receiving more enquiries about whistleblowing or, in the jargon, making a protected disclosure. Why was this predictable? Because over the last 20 years most businesses have swung from well-intended and supportive personnel management to Hard...
May 15, 2024 | All Members
The future of TSB as an independent bank is hanging in the balance. Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has taken the unprecedented act of launching a hostile takeover of Sabadell, which owns the TSB. BBVA has proposed an all-share merger...
May 13, 2024 | All Members, Redundancies
Members will recall that earlier this year Mr. Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, the Sabadell Chief Executive Officer, let the genie out of the bottle when he said that TSB had set aside £29 million for job cuts and branch closures. TSB tried to put the genie back in the bottle...