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Shell's outsourcing plans face legal threat
News Shell is apparently arguing the previous redundancy package with the larger payout terms only applied to offshore oil rig staff and not IT workers, something Amicus is disputing. Shell is facing the... [07 Jan 2008]
Eco-worries a green light for videoconferencing?
News Manufacturing union Amicus is one organisation that has been using videoconferencing to reduce its travel costs. Amicus director of IT Dominic Hook explained: "Having people travel from every region to... [31 May 2007]
UK tech visas increase by a third
News Trade union Amicus also warned the IT work permit scheme is being abused to import cheap tech labour at the expense of resident UK IT professionals. The number of work permits allowing foreign IT workers... [20 Feb 2007]
Fujitsu staff plan more strike action
News Amicus also launched a petition in support of the striking workers at the weekend and plans to present it at the House of Commons next month. Fujitsu management and the trade union... [19 Feb 2007]
Fujitsu staff begin strike
News There are 300 Amicus members working for Fujitsu Services in Manchester, out of a total workforce of 1,000 mostly non-union workers, according to Ian Allinson, senior representative for... [30 Jan 2007]
Fujitsu Manchester staff to strike
News Staff at the Manchester offices of technology giant Fujitsu will go on a five-day strike in just over two weeks' time, as the ongoing dispute between the company and trade union Amicus shows little sign of resolution. [22 Jan 2007]
Indian call centre security breaches exposed
News At the same time, the UK's largest private sector trade union Amicus is calling for a Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry into the security of financial services work being sent overseas to countries such as India. [05 Oct 2006]
IBM wins pension suit
News The American Benefits Council, a not-for-profit organisation that supports privately sponsored pension plans and had filed an amicus brief on behalf of IBM in late 2005 - co-signed by such corporations as AT&T, Honeywell... [08 Aug 2006]
IT work permit system 'being abused'
News The UK's work permit scheme is being abused to import cheap IT workers from overseas at the expense of resident IT professionals, according to a report by trade union Amicus. Amicus... [03 Aug 2006]
The east Asia story
AS Analysis Meanwhile trade unions such as Amicus have moved from outright knee-jerk opposition to working with firms to try and make sure some of the offshore savings are reinvested in the future of the affected UK... [26 Sep 2005]
CSC to retrain up to 10,000 workers after offshoring
News In a press statement, he said: "Globalisation is here to stay - Amicus is showing the way ahead, working in partnership with CSC to ensure that workers are fully consulted about offshoring before it... [09 Aug 2005]
Leader: Offshoring acceptance
Leader Technology union Amicus said it doesn't "welcome" the offshoring of jobs but has an agreement with Barclays in which the employer must "maximise redundancy" and offer "the best voluntary redundancy packages". [19 Jul 2005]
Barclays moves helpdesk jobs to India
News Technology workers' union Amicus has been monitoring the bank's 1,000 planned redundancies since last year. An Amicus spokeswoman said: "Obviously we don't welcome jobs going abroad. The... [19 Jul 2005]
BBC tech workers call off strike
News Bectu, along with Amicus and the National Union of Journalists, called off the planned walkout as a gesture of goodwill following a new offer from the BBC. Following 20 hours of mediation, the BBC's technical... [27 May 2005]
BBCi 'not affected' by hard-hitting strike action
News The walkout, the first of four possible strikes, saw members of the National Union of Journalists, Amicus and the BBC's technology workers' union, Bectu, take part in the one-day walkout in protest at... [23 May 2005]
