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Elizabeth Durant

Qantas' union dispute goes to arbitration / Industry News / News / Home - OAG Aviation - 0 views

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union dispute

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  • The unions have strongly objected to Qantas’ plans to cut jobs in Australia or move them overseas.
  • sought a 21-day extension to continue negotiations but this request was turned down by Qantas.
  • Elizabeth Durant on 27 Nov 11
     
    Union dispute about Quantas wanting to cut jobs and move overseas.
Duncan Innes

Nokia 'considering move to Silicon Valley' | Technology | guardian.co.uk - 1 views

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location Guardian Nokia Microsoft joint venture

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  • Duncan Innes on 09 Feb 11
     
    Nokia's chief exec - who used to work for Microsoft is considering taking firm to US and a joint venture with Microsoft
Duncan Innes

M&S needs to step on the accelerator with Wade-Gery on board | Business | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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leadership strategy M&S supermarkets retail industry marc bolland'

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  • Duncan Innes on 08 Feb 11
     
    Laura Wade Grey - moves from Tesco to M&S. Market value shifts with her, can she deliver?
Duncan Innes

YouTube - The end of corporate social responsibility? - 0 views

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youtube CSR recession accountability clerity

shared by Duncan Innes on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Duncan Innes on 06 Feb 11
     
    Fascinating analysis of whether CSR can survive recession. Whether business and government will put profit ahead of responsibility or move to embed CSR into ensuring furture profits are sustainable.
Simon Brooks

Dispute over trade union rights in soap manufacturer - 0 views

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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.
Sam Dickson

Retail therapy: foreign chains glimpse window of opportunity in UK market | Business | ... - 0 views

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Moving location

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  • Retail therapy: foreign chains glimpse window of opportunity in UK market
Duncan Innes

BBC News - Frankfurt motor show: Opel mulls upmarket model move - 1 views

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BBC frankfurt motor opel Marketing Strategy

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  • Duncan Innes on 13 Sep 11
     
    Luxury cars by opel/vaushall - marketing strategy
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