Wedlake Bell’s rising star on how tech is changing they way City law firms work January 13, 2023 Technology is increasingly changing the way we work, and law firms are no exception. Innovation and new technical solutions are rapidly penetrating the City’s legal powerhouses. At the same time, barristers and other lawyers feel they are not compensated sufficiently for the hard work they put in, prompting thousands to strike earlier this year. To [...]
On the right track? Rail boss optimistic but blames RMT for stalled talks after rejecting pay deal January 11, 2023 The RMT recommending its members vote against Network Rail’s improved offer hasn’t helped negotiations progress, the company’s chief negotiator Tim Shoveller told MPs today. Union members walked out between 6pm on Christmas Eve and 6am on 27 December as well as throughout last week after they rejected a 9 per cent pay offer. As part [...]
Sadiq Khan says ‘talking is better than walking’ as he urges unions to call off Elizabeth line strike January 10, 2023 Sadiq Khan has urged rail unions to call off their planned strike on the Elizabeth line this week and encouraged them to get back to the negotiating table, saying that “talking is better than walking.” Rail platform workers on the line from unions TSSA and Prospect are set to down tools on Thursday after rejecting [...]
EXCL – ‘Trainee train drivers get £24k, double the starting income of advocates’, says City legal whizz January 10, 2023 Technology is increasingly changing the way we work, and law firms are no exception. Innovation and new technical solutions are rapidly penetrating the City’s legal powerhouses and this process will only accelerate in 2023. At the same time, barristers and other lawyers feel they are not compensated sufficiently for the hard work they put in, [...]
Rail strikes: Huw Merriman praises ‘constructive’ meeting with unions January 9, 2023 A meeting between the biggest rail workers’ union, train operators and the government, aimed at resolving the bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions, has been described as “constructive”. Leaders of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) met employers and rail minister Huw Merriman following the latest industrial action, which crippled services last week. Merriman said: [...]
Sunak is right in taking on the unions, but anti-strike laws are no silver bullet January 9, 2023 Strike action doesn’t have to be very extensive to send British society into fits of frightening folk memories of the 1970s. People murmur knowingly about a winter of discontent coming back to haunt us from the past. Real connoisseurs will recall the Army being brought in, ageing Green Goddess fire engines wheeled out to cover [...]
RMT accuses train operators of profiteering as rail strikes drag on January 7, 2023 Train companies at the heart of the long-running rail dispute have made hundreds of millions of pounds in profits since the government put them on new contracts when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, a union claims. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said while rail workers have had their pay frozen in the same period, [...]
London’s congestion levels soar as train drivers’ strike wreaks havoc January 5, 2023 London’s congestion levels soared this morning as the train drivers’ strike forced millions of commuters to drive into the capital. Data published today by Tomtom shows that congestion levels were between 42 and 62 per cent earlier this morning, up from an average of between 30 to 50 per cent. “Today’s rail strike has yet [...]
Strikes: Sunak plans to let employers sue unions and sack staff, but in what sectors? January 5, 2023 Rishi Sunak may announce new strike legislation to enforce minimum service levels, which allow employers to sue their unions and sack workers. The revelation comes as another 48-hour strike by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) led to widespread disruption across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. Today, services are being be [...]
The Super Strike: Which London train lines and buses have been affected by today’s walkouts? January 5, 2023 Rail passengers face a third consecutive day of travel disruption on Thursday because of a strike by train drivers – and once again it has seeped into the London transport network. Services are being be crippled by the walkout by members of Aslef at 15 rail companies in a long-running dispute over pay, with some [...]