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Managers will be required to have a meeting with employees who request flexible working, according to Louise Haigh, first secretary of state.
Speaking at the TUC conference this week, Haigh revealed that changes to flexible working legislation, due to take force in 2027, will require employers to “sit down with their employee, properly consider it…
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Workplaces are still too often waiting until people are too sick to work before offering support that could have kept them in employment, with this fuelling a growing ‘sickness economy’, occupational health (OH) doctors have warned.
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has argued that a lack of access to OH is increasingly determining who…
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Employers have a duty of care to its workforce, and it has obligations in respect of disabled workers.
Have you experienced workplace conflict ? Do you consider yourself as being a disabled worker?
Get in touch with GMB branch 74 for further advice, information and support. No disabled worker should be left feeling unsupported, be…
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Public sector workers lose sleep over fear of letting people down
Almost half of respondents reported losing sleep because of worry about those depending on their support. About nine in 10 workers stated that their workload had grown over the past 12 months. Four in five revealed they were asked to do more with fewer…
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Employment law changes in October 2026
Ten months since the Employment Rights Act received Royal Assent, a number of changes are due to take place in October – both at the beginning and the end of the month. Here’s a summary of the key changes and what to expect.
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Following the councillors approving the pay and grading scheme on August 2026, Glasgow City Council met with GMB along with sister trade unions Unison and Unite.
GCC asked the 3 unions to agree to ballot members to decide to accept or reject the pay and grading.
GMB Scotland sent a communication to its membership at…
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IJB cuts agenda passed by Glasgow HSCP on 23 September 2026
Glasgow HSCP Integrated Joint Board met on 23 September 2026 and voted through the cuts to services such as Welfare Rights service and to close down a number of Day Care centres that are much needed as a service to vulnerable service users such…
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Joint TU demo is organised for Wednesday 23rd September 2026 at 9am at 32 Albion Street.
The Health and Social Care Partnership Integrated Joint Board meeting will take place on this week on 23 September 2026.
GMB along with sister trade unions Unison and Unite have been campaigning against the proposed cuts to vital services.…
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GMB Members @ Branch 74
Why not register online for GMB Extra? Go to www.gmb.org.uk/extra and find out what offers and discounts are available with your GMB membership
Members benefits include :
Discounted offers for days out
Being a part of GMB Credit Union
And much more for our membership
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Glasgow City Council elected members met on Thursday 20 August 2026 and approved council management proposals on Pay and Grading. This model adopted by the council is going to leave some of the workforce with pay detriment.
The council has advised that some of the workface will be facing pay detriment and thus be…