Industrial relations

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto It’s up to the employer whether they actually select the employee if they volunteer for redundancy. The employer cannot just offer voluntary redundancy to age groups eligible for an early retirement package – this could be unlawful age discrimination. However, an early retirement package (for certain … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Employees are normally entitled to statutory redundancy pay if they’ve been working for their current employer for 2 years or more. They’ll get: half a week’s pay for each full year they were under 22one week’s pay for each full year they were 22 or older, … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto If a worker has tried solving a problem or concern informally by talking to their manager but they are not satisfied, they can make a formal grievance complaint in writing. The employer should put their grievance procedure in writing and share it with all staff. Government … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto ACAS is an independent public body that receives funding from the government. To be more precise, it is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) ACAS provides free and confidential advice to employers, employees and their representatives on employment … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto To expose wrongdoing in the workplace Government of the UK (s.f.) If someone is dismissed for whistleblowing, it will be treated as an automatic unfair dismissal ACAS (2024) Este término también tiene la variante denominativa de “blowing the whistle” (ACAS, 2024). Cabe destacar que el whistleblowing … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Employees can make a complaint about their employer or employment agency, or complain on behalf of someone else. Their complaint will be directed to: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), if it’s about the National Minimum WageEmployment Agency Standards inspectorate, if it’s about employment agency legislation (except … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993. An Act to make further reforms of the law relating to trade unions and industrial relations; to make amendments of the law relating to employment rights and to abolish the right to statutory minimum remuneration; to amend the … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto (1) In this paragraph “pre-TURERA employee” means an employee whose employment with his employer began before 30th November 1993 (the day on which section 26 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 came into force), whether or not the provisions of sections 1 … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto The ‘bargaining unit’ is the group of employees that will be represented by the union in the context of a collective negotiation or bargaining. Government of the UK (s.f.) When the bargaining unit has been agreed the union may ask CAC to appoint a SIP to … Leer más

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Agreement made between the employer and employee representatives to make changes allowed under The Working Time Regulations to better suit an organisation’s needs.  A workforce agreement cannot be made if there’s already a collective agreement on the same working time issue.   ACAS (2025) 45A Working … Leer más