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HISTORICAL FACTS: Acas - The Untold Story

London's Royal Observatory staff to strike over pay on day of eclipse

Workers are campaigning for London Living Wage accreditation and paid breaks for security workers

Evening Standard · Aug 3

Flawed disciplinary cases at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say

Poorly handled investigations should be treated as threat to public health and damage not just staff involved, report says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

BBC staff fear strike action inevitable after anger at 1% pay rise offer

Unions reject proposed below-inflation increase which comes as corporation prepares to cut thousands of jobs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1

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UK employers face World Cup headache over staff absence and late kick-offs

Acas said employers may want to remind staff their sickness and attendance policies still apply

The Independent UK · Jun 6

Job cuts loom as survey reveals a third of employers may cut staff

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The Independent UK · Jun 4

Third of employers ‘likely to make staff redundancies by start of 2027’

Research suggests that larger companies are more likely to lay off staff than smaller firms.

Evening Standard · Jun 3

One in three employers set to make staff redundancies by early 2027, new survey finds

New research has found a third of employers are planning redundancies by the start of 2027

The Independent UK · Jun 3

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London Tube strikes: Thursday walkout ON heaping more travel misery on capital

The RMT union has told Transport for London that it is pressing ahead with the second day of its industrial action this week

Evening Standard · Jun 2

London Tube Strikes Go Ahead as Last Ditch Talks Fail, Commuters Brace For Travel Chaos as Drivers Walk Out

Commuters face major disruption as Tube strikes proceed after failed negotiations over a proposed four-day working week, raising concerns about driver fatigue and safety.

International Business Times UK · Jun 2

London tube strike causes huge disruption, with many services hit

About half of London Underground drivers take action on Tuesday, with second strike scheduled for Thursday

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1

Tube strikes ON: RMT slammed as walkout chaos to hit London after last-ditch Acas talks fail

Underground services are set to be severely impacted on Tuesday and on Thursday

Evening Standard · Jun 1

Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use

Exclusive: Google DeepMind agrees to Acas talks after workers sign petitions about governments’ use of AI for defence and intelligence

The Guardian - UK · May 20

Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

Acas offers to help break deadlock in resident doctors’ strike

Conciliation service ‘in contact with all the parties involved’ as medics in England strike for 14th time

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Conciliation service involved in efforts to resolve resident doctors’ strike

Acas ‘in contact with all the parties involved’ in dispute as medics in England strike for 14th time

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

Almost half of working-age adults experienced workplace conflict in the past year

Stress, anxiety and depression were the most common impacts of workplace conflict, Acas said

Bored Panda · Sep 9, 2025

Woman’s Male Co-Workers Place Bets On Who Would Sleep With Her First, She Takes Them To Court

Molly Craigie also claimed that she was told to "flirt and flaunt herself" with potential clients.

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The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Employers urged to give staff extra breaks and relax dress codes amid UK heatwave

Many workers say overheated offices are a major challenge

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Birmingham bin strike talks break down as council reaches ‘absolute limit’ in pay offer

Rubbish is piled up high on streets in Birmingham after nearly six months of a bin strike

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2025

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue strikes over pay and jobs

Unite has warned the industrial action could last until December.

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

Birmingham bin strike could last until end of year as workers make crucial vote

The industrial action could now continue for most of 2025, union warns

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

First workers were disappointed in Labour – now they’re angry. To understand why, visit Birmingham

Ministers are targeting low-paid bin workers while cosseting billionaires. Supporters could not be more disillusioned, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Union accuses Government commissioners of ‘sabotaging’ bin-strike talks

Members of the Unite union have been on all-out strike for more than two months in a row over pay and jobs.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2025

Survey reveals employees’ top peeves at work

Workplace frustrations can escalate if left unresolved

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