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Sam Dickson

'70% would drop out' if EMA is scrapped - Education News, Education - The Independent - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...f-ema-is-scrapped-2187309.html

EMA government spending business economics withdrawn

shared by Sam Dickson on 18 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • The EMA is a weekly payment of between £10 and £30 given to the poorest 16 to 18-year-olds, living in households earning under £30,800 a year, to help them stay in education.
  • Home > News > Education > Education News
  • Seven in 10 poor teenagers would drop out of school if controversial plans to scrap the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) go ahead, research suggests.
Simon Brooks

Dispute over trade union rights in soap manufacturer - 0 views

www.eurofound.europa.eu/...pl0609019i.htm

trade union dispute soap manufacturer

shared by Simon Brooks on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • manufacturer of household cleaning and detergent products
  • employs about 240 workers, of whom over 150 are union members
  • the enterprise has a relatively high union density
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  • A dispute has arisen within PZ Cussons Polska S.A. between the largest representative trade union, NSZZ Solidarnosc, and the company’s chief executive officer (CEO)
  • 50% of the workers are trade union members
  • five trade union organisations
  • membership is widely dispersed
  • Independent Trade Union of Chemical Workers
  • representing 15 workers
  • smallest union
  • largest union
  • Independent and Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarity
  • over 80 workers
  • controversy has a long history
  • 2002 when a dispute arose over certain irregularities concerning the allocation of the employee benefits fund
  • trade unions only took collective action in relation to the dispute in 2003 when the premises was flagged;
  • ade union flag
  • management removed the t
  • trade unions appealed to the court
  • company’s management of obstructing trade union activity.
  • conflict escalated
  • company’s management decided to move the headquarters of the trade unions to space outside the premises
  • The unions once again appealed to the court to reverse this decision, but the court again dismissed the appeal
  • staged a protest
  • culminating point in the conflict occurred in June 2006
  • according to the unions
  • at CZ Cussons once again disregarded the preliminary social fund expenditures schedule.
  • remove the flags and transport them outside the company’s premises
  • A scuffle between the union activist and the security staff ensued, resulting in minor injuries to the former, according to trade union sources.
  • NSZZ Solidarnosc shop steward was dismissed from the company on disciplinary grounds.
  • not able to appeal against the decision within a statutory time frame.
  • management also tried to prevent the next union meeting from taking place and attempted to keep the dismissed union member off the premises
  • The trade unions claimed that PZ Cussons had clearly ignored Polish union law
  • The unions warn that they will fight the case until the company’s management reinstates the dismissed trade union member.
  • caused a dangerous situation and broke work regulations in his protest against the removal of the trade union flags from the premises.
  • car without permission
  • As this represented a gross abuse of an employee’s duties, the management agreed to the shop steward’s disciplinary dismissal. The case has since been sent to the labour court.
  • Simon Brooks on 30 Nov 11
     
    An example of a trade union dispute in a household cleaning and detergent manufacturer. Explains how the dispute came about as well as how it was resolved.
Duncan Innes

Corporate social responsibility is vital for business survival - SustainIT, Business - ... - 1 views

www.independent.co.uk/...business-survival-1640429.html

CSR independent

shared by Duncan Innes on 14 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Duncan Innes on 14 Mar 11
     
    Identifying the strengths of CSR
Duncan Innes

PG Tips maker agrees to halt animal tests on its tea - News, Food & Drink - The Indepen... - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...-tests-on-its-tea-2202615.html

CSR The Independent business studies PG Tips Animal Testing PETA

shared by Duncan Innes on 03 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Duncan Innes on 03 Feb 11
     
    PG Tips reacts to PETA's CRUELTEA adverts by stopping testing on animals
Duncan Innes

Charities hit by corporate stinginess - Business Analysis & Features, Business - The In... - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...porate-stinginess-2205572.html

charities CSR recession credit crunch big society telegraph

shared by Duncan Innes on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Duncan Innes on 06 Feb 11
     
    Corporate charity donations and those that are giving are seeking greater intervention in who gets the money and how it is spent
Taby Payne

Asos gains from strong overseas growth - Business News, Business - The Independent - 0 views

www.independent.co.uk/...g-overseas-growth-2107103.html

overseas success

shared by Taby Payne on 28 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • up 47 per cent in year-on-year terms
  • growth accelerated to 128 per cent from 111 per cent, aided by the launch of a US website
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