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Unilever Plans to Sell Certain Food Brands for £6bn

Mar 27, 2017

British-Dutch multinational company Unilever is reportedly planning to divest certain food brands from its consumer goods portfolio for £6bn. Flora margarine spread and Stork butter brands are among the brands that are likely to be ...

Tags: Unilever, food brands

Uber Drivers Now Classified as Workers After Landmark Tribunal Ruling

Nov 3, 2016

Uber has lost a landmark tribunal decision in the UK, that will mean its drivers are now classified as workers, rather than self-employed contractors. That means some 30,000 drivers in England and Wales are now entitled to minimum wage, ...

Tags: Uber, Apple car

United Biscuits Plan to Cut Over 200 Jobs at Its Mcvitie's Factory in Glasgow

Dec 3, 2014

UK-based establishment United Biscuits is planning to cut over 200 jobs at its McVitie’s factory in Glasgow, in a move to restructure working practices and manufacturing operations at the site. Commenting on the job cuts, GMB ...

Tags: Biscuits, jobs, Agriculture

Unions Will Seek Urgent Talks with The Main Contractor

Jan 9, 2014

Unions will seek urgent talks with the main contractor to impress the need to put forward an offer to resolve this long running dispute says GMB Scotland An overwhelming majority of GMB members employed on a new gas plant project in ...

Tags: GMB, new gas plant project, Shetland, industrial action, accommodation

BFM and The GMB Reached 2014 Agreement

Jan 7, 2014

Last month, a basis for agreement was reached between the BFM and the GMB for a 2014 Wages & Conditions Agreement effective from the first full pay week in January 2014. The agreement covers, principally, production workers in the furniture ...

Tags: BFM, GMB, 2014 Wages&Conditions Agreement

EU Investigation Is a Normal Process Within State Aid and Competition Procedures

Dec 19, 2013

This EU investigation is a normal process within state aid and competition procedures and that an investigation is underway is no basis for scaremongering reports says GMB GMB, the union for energy and construction workers, has learned ...

Tags: GMB, Hinkley Point C agreement, EU investigation

EU Imposed Hefty Duties on Chinese Imports of Glass Used in Solar Panels

Dec 4, 2013

The European Union on Wednesday imposed hefty duties on Chinese imports of glass used in solar panels, saying China's producers were exporting at unfairly low prices that threatened European manufacturers. The European Commission said in ...

Tags: Eu Slaps, Chinese Solar Glass Imports, exporting at unfairly low prices

RMI Continued to Climb at a Modest Pace in The Third Quarter of 2013 Rising Two Points

Oct 25, 2013

The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) continued to climb at a modest pace in the third quarter of 2013 rising two points to 57, the highest reading since the first quarter of 2004, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). ...

Tags: Remodeling Market, Construction, Decoration

SO-CAL Remodelers Is Conducting a Course on Business Management for Building Professionals

Aug 20, 2013

The Southern California Remodelers Council is conducting a course on Business Management for Building Professionals, October 29 at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green Street, Pasadena CA from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. The course has ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

Series of Strikes That Were Scheduled to Start in Yorkshire and Scotland

Aug 9, 2013

The improved offer came after talks in Leeds that finished in the early hours of the morning (Friday 9 August) between Unite, the country's largest union, the GMB union and the management under the auspices of the conciliation service Acas. ...

Tags: Packaging machinery, Packaging

Members of The GMB Union Are Staging a Number of Demonstrations

Feb 19, 2013

Members of the GMB union are staging a number of demonstrations across nine Amazon UK depots today (Wednesday, February 13th). The dispute concerns staff wages, which are £6.20 an hour - one penny above the UK minimum wage, ...

Tags: GMB union, UK, toy industry

GMB Pledges to Resist Compulsory Job Losses and Changes to Pensions at Pilkington Glass

Feb 1, 2013

GMB has pledged to resist compulsory job losses and changes to pensions at Pilkington Glass. The union has more than 500 members in St Helens and is undertaking a consultative ballot on proposed changes to pensions that could reduce final ...

Tags: Pilkington Glass, Float Glass, Solar Glass

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