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Brits clocking up £25bn in unpaid overtime
News Across the country, the number of employees working extra hours for nothing is close to five million, says the Trades Union Congress (TUC). An extra 103,000 employees worked unpaid overtime in 2007 compared to 2006, bringing the total to almost one... [04 Jan 2008]
Employers crack down on Facebook "addicts"
News The TUC trade union body this week urged employers not to overreact by banning Facebook in the workplace but Spencer Steel, IT manager at IT recruitment job website Informatiq Consulting, said his company was forced to put restrictions in place... [31 Aug 2007]
Union wades into social networking row
News The TUC said not enough companies are clear about what they expect from staff in terms of their personal conduct when using social networking sites. The TUC said employers are entitled to ban the use of social networking sites entirely but that... [30 Aug 2007]
Stressed managers too busy to take holidays
News Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of IT industry managers also backed calls by the TUC for a new bank holiday in October and 60 per cent said UK holiday entitlement should be brought in line with other EU countries. [03 Jul 2007]
'Scrap lie detectors for benefit claimants'
News Benefit claimants should not be made to take lie detector tests because the technology's accuracy has not been scientifically proven, according to the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Any use of the voice risk analysis software when dealing with benefit... [04 May 2007]
Techies still racking up the unpaid overtime
News According to Trades Union Congress (TUC) research, ICT workers work an extra six hours six minutes per week, while IT service delivery staff work an average of four hours 36 minutes additionally per week. [23 Feb 2007]
UK workers clock up £23bn of unpaid overtime
News UK employees each work an average of more than seven hours unpaid overtime per week - which would be worth a total of £23bn if workers were paid for it, according to statistics from the Trades Union Congress (TUC). [04 Jan 2007]
Gordon Brown dubbed "analogue Chancellor"
News Shadow paymaster general Mark Francois said in a statement: "This scheme was endorsed by the DTI, the CBI and the TUC and this represents a very bad decision by the analogue Chancellor. Gordon Brown has been dubbed the "analogue Chancellor" for... [05 May 2006]
Overworked techies desperate for more free time
News Separate research published by the TUC shows top managers put in on average an extra 12 hours of unpaid work each week. Senior IT staff put in less overtime than top managers - almost an extra day of unpaid work a week, according to the TUC... [07 Apr 2006]
Treasury reconsiders IT skills incentives
News 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 objected to... [03 Apr 2006]
CIO Jury: Unsocial and long hours are a "fact of life"
News Friday has been dubbed "Work Your Proper Hours Day" by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which is calling for all UK workers to only put in their contracted hours and take a proper lunch break for one day to highlight the issue of unpaid overtime. [24 Feb 2005]
IT workers lose thousands in unpaid overtime
News In response, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has named this Friday Work Your Proper Hours Day and is urging staff to work only their contracted hours. Not surprisingly the IT profession features strongly in a TUC league table of unpaid overtime... [24 Feb 2005]
TUC: Long hours take the biscuit...
News Unpaid overtime is reaching such levels now that the TUC claims the average UK worker is doing almost two months of unpaid work each year, worth £4,650 on average - with IT workers among the worst hit. [21 Feb 2005]
Hewitt wants to stamp out 'old boys network'
News Hewitt today announced the DTI will provide £80,000 of funding for an Equal Pay Experts Panel, which will be run by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). The project is intended to advise companies on holding equal pay reviews, train equal pay... [26 Oct 2004]
'Green' workplaces: Good for your bottom line and the planet
News Environmental issues are a key concern for union workers, according to Noon and a 2002 TUC study. A new website designed to make UK workplaces more environmentally friendly launches today. Sustainable Workplace aims to offer both employers and... [28 Apr 2004]
