Call Me The Grinch!
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...
The Dangers Of Messaging Services At Work
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...
We Don’t Give Up!
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...
Whistleblowing
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...
TSB ‘Fire Sale’?
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...
TSB 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...
TSB Redundancies
Responding to Mr. Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, the Sabadell Chief Executive Officer, who said last week that a £29 million provision was booked for costs cuts, TSB told staff: “despite the headlines, any further potential changes are still some way off”. Well, it’s only a...
Pay 2024 & Redundancies
Whilst TSB has tried to put the cat back in the bag, the truth of what’s going to happen over the next 12 months was revealed by Sabadell last week. Mr. Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, the Sabadell Chief Executive Officer, said when the results were announced last week that a...
£1,000 Help For TSB Staff Needed Now
TSB should use some of its increased profits from higher interest rates to give all staff an additional cost of living payment of £1000 before Christmas. Lloyds has just announced that it is giving staff and extra £500 in December. It should be a lot more given the...
The Changing Face of Representation
It’s stating the obvious to say that over the last 30 years the workplace has changed dramatically through a combination of technology and much different employer and employee attitudes. One of the areas affected most has been what used to be personnel, now human...
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