Unpaid overtime still common for IT pros
News TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said although most staff are happy to put in extra time when there's an emergency or extra pressure, this should not be taken for granted week in, week out. Nearly half of IT professionals work more than their...
[February 26, 2007, 8:35]
Unpaid overtime on the rise in Britain
News TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said workers in the UK are giving away too much for free to their employers, and should think how their time could be better spent with friends and family. Brits clocked up a total of £25bn-worth of unpaid...
[January 7, 2008, 8:19]
Government launches flexible working drive
News With statistics showing that only one in seven UK employees is able to work from home occasionally, and just one in 10 is allowed to work flexibly, we still have a long, long way to go before a decent work/life balance can be achieved by everyone...
[May 4, 2006, 14:35]
Web site offers pension contribution advice
News Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary Elect, said: "Most people at work will be shocked by the amount they need to save and how long they will have to work to get even a half-decent pension. The 13 million UK employees who don't have an...
[January 20, 2003, 10:54]
Unions: Publish snooping code of practice
News Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary elect, said: "We have been waiting more than a year for a code of practice. Union chiefs in the UK are today urging the new information commissioner to resist employer lobbying and publish the delayed code of...
[January 9, 2003, 10:05]
Treasury looks to replace HCI
News The general secretary of the TUC, Brendan Barber, has welcomed signals to replace the scheme. The Treasury could replace the Home Computing Initiative - a scheme to give employees access to cheap computers - after a number of business groups...
[April 3, 2006, 17:30]
