 |
Join | Update Your Details | Contact | Feedback | Site Map |  |
|
|
|||
|
|
 |
 |
|
|||||||
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 Home Union and Labour Links
Employment Issues and the EconomyAims to improve the performance and effectiveness of organisations by providing an independent and impartial service to prevent and resolve disputes and to build harmonious relationships at work. Brandon House, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LW. Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER Tel: 020 8765 7200 Fax: 020 8765 7211 e-mail: ace@ace.org.uk Age Positive are a team working in the Department for Work and Pensions, in Sheffield. They promote age diversity in employment and their work includes increasing the retention of people over 50 in work, encouraging employers to use age-diverse practices, analysing the position of older workers in the employment market, and sharing good practice internationally. The Calderdale Trades Union Council represents the trade union branches in the Calderdale Metropolitan Council District of West Yorkshire (UK). It provides a range of services to the local trade union and labour movement. 8 Cynthia Street, London N1 9FJ Tel: 020 7278 4430 Fax: 020 7837 8868 e-mail: freepress@cpbf.org.uk UK organisation which deals with trade union recognition. Third Floor, Discovery House, 28-42 Banner Street, London EC1Y 8QE Tel: 020 7251 9747 e-mail: enquiries@cac.gov.uk Child Poverty Action Group, 94 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF Tel: 020 7837 7979 e-mail: staff@cpag.demon.co.uk Provides information on your rights, including benefits, housing and employment, and on debt, consumer and legal issues. Developed by Citizens Advice (the independent advice, policy and campaigning charity), you can get information specific to all four UK countries. See www.citizensadvice.org.uk for information about the CAB. The Citizen's Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice. The CAB helps solve problems which are central to people's lives, including debt and consumer issues, benefits, housing, legal matters, employment and immigration. Advisers can help fill out forms, write letters, negotiate with creditors and represent clients at court or tribunal. Myddelton House, 115-123 Pentonville Road, London N1 9LZ Tel: 020 7833 2181 Fax: 020 7833 4371. The Competition Commission is an independent public body established by the Competition Act 1998 ('the Act'). The Commission replaced the Monopolies and Mergers' Commission. New Court, 48 Carey Street, London WC2A 2JT Tel: 020 7271 0100 Fax: 020 7271 0367 e-mail: info@cc.gsi.gov.uk These pages include the text of many research papers plus details of current and planned research projects. Working Time Regulation Guidance on the DTI site. Regulates on aspects of employment law and trade union affairs. DTI is responsible for Employment Tribunals and the Low Pay Commission. DTI Enquiry Unit, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET Tel: 020 7215 5000 The Department of Work and Pensions was formed on 8 June 2001 from parts of the former Department of Social Security and parts of the former Department for Education and Employment. This website provides information about 1. The costs of raising children and with arranging child support maintenance A portal for those looking for advice or wishing to find out about Government policy on adult learning, e-mail: info@dfee.gov.uk With good practice guidance for employers, key facts, case studies and details of research carried out on this topic. team.work-life-balance@dfee.gov.uk Superior Court of Record which deals with appeals from the decisions of the Employment Tribunals and Certification Officer. Audit House, 58 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DS Tel: 020 7273 1040. Text of the Act on the HMSO web site. Text of the Explanatory Notes to the Act on the HMSO website. The Family Policy Studies Centre is an independent organisation set up to analyse and disseminate information about the family. It explores the association between family trends and public policy. In particular, it aims to interpret demographic trends and contemporary family patterns and analyse the impact of public policy on different types of families. Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SN. Tel: 020 7388 5900 Fax: 020 7388 5600 e-mail: ceridwen.roberts@socres.ox.ac.uk Offers an opportunity for interested people to sign up for updates on the development of the Financial Assistance Scheme as and when information becomes available, as well as links to various other documents from the development of the scheme (so far). The IPA is the lead body promoting Social Partnership models at the workplace. 42 Colebrooke Row, London N1 8AF Tel: 020 7354 8040 Fax: 020 7354 8041 e-mail: involve@ipa-involve.com IDS is an independent organisation providing information on pay, pensions, employment law and personnel policies to business, government and unions. The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales is a charitable organisation set up in 1865 by members of the legal profession. The site includes ICR Express which are free previews of key employment law cases to be published in The Industrial Cases Reports. They cover more employment law cases than any other series and all the reports are written by barristers or solicitors who actually attend the cases reported. A major European research centre seeking to promote understanding of industrial relations through inter-disciplinary and theoretically informed empirical inquiry. University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL Tel: 024 7652 4268 Fax: 020 7652 4184 e-mail: irruvj@wbs.warwick.ac.uk IRS publish original research and impartial, expert analysis on employment law, human resources, pay, pensions and health and safety. 18-20 Highbury Place, London N5 1QP Tel: 020 7354 5858 Fax: 020 7354 8106 e-mail: publications@irseclipse.co.uk The Industrial Society is an independent, not-for-profit campaigning body with over 10,000 member organisations from every part of the economy. 48, Bryanston Square, London W1H 7LN Tel: 020 7479 2000 Fax: 020 7479 2222 Independent research and consultancy, covering people management to employment policy, working with employers from all sectors, unions and policy bodies. Mantell Building, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RF Tel: 01273 686751 Fax: 01273 690430 e-mail: askies@employment-studies.co.uk The Institute of Employment Rights was established in February 1989. It is an independent organisation acting as a focal point for the spread of new ideas in the field of labour law. In 1994 the Institute became a registered charity. Members of the Institute include the general secretaries of most of the trade unions in the UK, many of the leading Labour law academics and practitioners and a number of highly distinguished experts from other fields. The Institute of Employment Rights, The People's Centre, 50-54 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5SD Tel: 0151 702 6925 Fax: 020 7498 9080 e-mail: office@ier.org.uk Is the vitally important report of the Policy Action Team on Jobs - well worth a visit. Independent, trade union-based research organisation. 78 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8HF Tel: 020 7928 3649 e-mail: info@lrd.org.uk As the national voice for local communities, the LGA speaks for nearly 500 local authorities representing over 50 million people and spending £65 billion a year on local services. The LGA has been established to promote the case for democratic local communities which are prosperous, safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable, and which provide equality of opportunity for all citizens. Local Government Association, Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ Tel: 020 7664 3000 Fax: 020 7664 3030 or contact the LGA Information Helpline on 020 7664 3131 or by e-mail to info@lga.gov.uk 22 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0DV Tel: 020 7554 2800 Fax: 020 7554 2801 e-mail: info@lgiu.org.uk Independent advisory body established as a result of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to advise the Government about the National Minimum Wage. general enquiries 020 7215 0459 e-mail: lpc@gtnet.gov.uk The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) is the umbrella body for the voluntary sector in England, and has a growing membership of over 1,000 voluntary organisations, ranging from large national bodies to community groups, volunteer bureaux and development agencies working at local level. Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Tel: 020 7713 6161 Fax: 020 7713 6300 e-mail: helpdesk@ncvo-vol.org.uk 2 Dean Trench Street, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HE Tel: 020 7222 7665 Fax: 020 7654 1900 e-mail: enquiries@niesr.ac.uk The National Statistics Office Online, is the new web site from the UK’s Office for National Statistics. This is the official UK government source for statistical data and metadata, from national to local level. The New Economics Foundation (NEF) works to construct a new economy centred on people and the environment. Founded in 1986, it is now an independent think tank, combining research, advocacy, training and practical action. NEF is a registered charity funded by individual supporters, charitable trusts, public finance such as the National Lottery, businesses, and international grant-giving bodies. 3 Jonathan Street, London SE11 5NH Tel: 020 7820 6300 Fax: 020 7820 6301 e-mail: info@neweconomics.org Useful site by a registered charity that has sources of information and advice to help children, working parents and their employers find a better balance between work and home responsibilities. There are three zones to explore: the parent zone, the employer zone and the awards zone. Address: Parents at Work, 1-3 Berry Street London EC1V 0AA Tel: 020 7253 7243 Fax: 020 7253 6253 e-mail: info@parentsatwork.org.uk PayWizard is a free salary checker service, letting you compare your earnings against what other people get for the same job. An independent statutory body set up in 1980 to advise the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and the Department of Social Development in Northern Ireland, on social security matters. The House of Commons Select Committee on Social Security's reports are playing an increasingly important part in debates about welfare reform. Provided by the DTI, TIGER is a user-friendly guide through UK employment law. TIGER currently focuses on the National Minimum Wage but will expand to cover many aspects of employment law. The TUC is the voice of Britain at work with more than 70 member unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life. This site contains information about the latest TUC campaigns, press releases, policy briefings as well as advice papers on your rights at work. The official TUC Partnership Institute microsite. The Institute of Employment Rights, chronology of trade union law 1979-1995. 177 Abbeville Road, London SW4 9RL. The Centre For Economic and Social Inclusion was formed in June 2001 by a merger of two well-established organisations: Unemployment Unit Unions 21 exists to provide an 'open space' for discussion on the future of the trade union movement. On this site you will find news about our current projects and future plans, newsletters and reports to download and details of our events. This site covers welfare rights and offers information and advice on various benefits and allowances such as Carers Allowance, Tax Credits, Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance. Workplacelaw.net is an online resource for information on law in the workplace. The site includes up-to-date news on health and safety and employment law, and visitors can subscribe to a free fortnightly news roundup. The information on workplacelaw.net is contributed by leading law firms, journalists and features extracts from the TUC's RISKS e-bulletin. Asset Information Limited, 2nd floor Daedalus House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RE Tel: 0871 777 881 Fax: 0871 777 882 e-mail: info@workplacelaw.net Union and Labour Links  Printer Friendly Page
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Join | Update Your Details | Contact | Feedback | Site Map | Privacy | Site Survey |
|
© 2003 (USDAW) Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers |
 |
