Companion blog to the Organising for a change podcast on Building Unity. Listen at bit.ly/o4ac CONTINUE READING
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Someone tell the boss: Management-by-fear is so yesteryear
The rule-by-fear playbook has been rendered obsolete. A rude awakening beckons for those who missed that memo. CONTINUE READING
Discipline at work and the case for a learning culture
Accompanying episode 6 of UnionDays – meet the unfortunate and the miscreant and find out how the union saved their jobs! Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays6 CONTINUE READING
Double delight!
A double helping of #thought4theweek, a bumper #RadicalRoundUp and a protest song from across the water – it’s the latest UnionDues podcast, out now CONTINUE READING
Making global solidarity real
Latest podcast episode looks at LabourStart’s global campaigning with Eric Lee. Also featuring Melanie Simms and Basit Mahmood. CONTINUE READING
Grievances: Symptom Not Cause Of Trouble At Work
The well-worn view that formal procedures cause more problems than they solve misses a fundamental point CONTINUE READING
Employee Assistance Programmes – vital HR tool or incitement to lazy management?
I was happy to have worked with John Crowley of PeopleHR on this useful piece examining the ups and downs of Employee Assistance Programmes. The question in the title of this post is mine, not his!… CONTINUE READING
Here’s the thing about Great Yarmouth……
My visit to the town last month with the Low Pay Commission showed a picture of two halves in more ways than one. Here’s my post for the Commissions’s website. https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/07/23/great-yarmouth-a-town-of-two-halves/ Featured image credit: http://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Impact of The Gig Economy – Rescue a CEO
Happy to have shared my experience with Rescue a CEO (see #8). 12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Impact of The Gig Economy – Rescue a CEO — Read on rescue.ceoblognation.com/2019/07/17/entrepreneurs-explain-the-impact-of-the-gig-economy/… CONTINUE READING
New Podcast: Unions21 Conference 2019 and the Future of Collective Voice
The highlights from the Unions21 2019 Conference sessions on Collective Voice. CONTINUE READING
