30 Quotes by Brendan Barber
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Unions do believe in proper regulation - but this initiative shows workplaces can do even better when managers and employees work together.
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The reforms should recognize that employer prejudice is a key obstacle in the way of many claimants moving back to work.
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The reality is that Britain has one of the lowest rates of sick absence in Europe and sickness rates have been coming down for the last 10 years,
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Millions are still putting in up to an extra day a week for free.
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But there is evidence that some employers still put greater emphasis on paying dividends to shareholders - often other companies' pension schemes - rather than funding their own employees' pension scheme.
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But, as ever, with each minimum wage increase comes the predictable wave of protests from business saying that it cannot afford another rise.
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If the government suggested that they were actually going to walk away from a deal, that would be a hugely important problem and then, of course, the possibility of disputes could come back on to the agenda.
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The amendments add up to a series of pragmatic changes that should help to ensure the services directive does not undermine social Europe.
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We are beginning to cut the UK's working hours, but there is still a long way to go before the UK gets anywhere near the European average.
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