Unions Tackle Work-life Balance

Innovative projects to help trade unions adapt to the challenges of the modern workplace have received backing from the government.

The initiatives that have won £3m funding from the government's Union Modernisation Fund include several work-life balance and equality initiatives.

The Wales TUC plans to promote awareness of equality issues in partnership with other advocacy groups. It says research will be carried out on the needs of disadvantaged workers, an awareness drive will promote the new discrimination legislation in 2,500 workplaces, union equality reps and equality officers will receive diversity training and a network for equality bodies and union officers to share best practice will be established.

The union TGWU has received support for a project to develop guidance and support for workplace union equality reps, to be piloted in partnership with employers in workplaces across a range of sectors. A pilot project to be run by journalists' union NUJ will establish, organise and train a network of equality reps and will raise awareness of equality issues throughout the union.

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said: 'This welcome support will help unions provide a quality service in the modern world of work to the benefit of their members, employers and the wider economy. This fund demonstrates the wide recognition of the importance of unions in the modern workplace. British business gets direct public spending support every year.'

Source: TUC Changing Times. DTI News Release

 
 
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