What rights exist for people with disabilities at work? What are the changes that are required to make laws fairer, and what supports currently exist for people with disabilities in employment? We delve into these questions, and much more on …
Take The #YourSayOnFinance Survey
Since we launched the Office Block, we have covered a sackful of issues which matter to people working in finance and banking. With the help of our guests, we have looked at pay, pensions, working hours, stress, out of …
Episode 7: “The Your Say On Finance Survey With Gar Murphy.”
Welcome to episode 7 of The Office Block. Where we sit down with Gareth Murphy, Acting General Secretary of the FSU, to talk about the union’s agenda for finance workers.
Read: Google Employees Show The Power Of Collective Action.
Google workers who walked off the job recently deserve our support. They have shown the power of collective action, writes Gareth Murphy. The issues raised by the protestors are serious and must be addressed by the company. The media …
Episode 6: “The Culture Of Bullying in the Workplace.”
How widespread is workplace bullying? How can it be dealt with? What should someone do if they are a victim of workplace bullying? How do we create positive workplaces which promote decency? In our latest podcast, we look at these …
Read: Why Employee Opinion Surveys Are Deeply Flawed.
Around this time of year, many big employers will conduct their annual employee opinion survey in which they take the views of staff on a range of workplace matters including pay, engagement and culture. Many employers put a lot of …
Episode 5: “Can Tech Workers Unite?”
Hello and welcome to episode 5 of the Office Block. On our latest show we talk tech workers, and the conditions and rights they face at the cutting edge of the modern workplace. There are 92, 000 people working in …
Episode 4: “Who’s Winning The Generation Game?”
Changing terms and conditions are altering the world of work for all, but are there winners and losers? Are the old gaining at the expense of young people who are sandwiched between low wages and high housing costs? Paul Dillon …
Read: Performance Related Pay Has Failed.
Performance-Related Pay (PRP) has failed argues Gareth Murphy. Its time has come and gone – again.
Originally popular in the early part of the 20th century, it was resurrected by corporations, CEOs and HR gurus in the later part of the last century but has now reached its zenith and needs to be binned.
PRP has been cited in a number of reports as a contributing factor in miss-selling scandals and the financial crisis of 2008.
Episode 3: “Productivity, Performance and Pay In The Workplace.”
Host Paul Dillon was joined by Sinead Pembroke of TASC, the think thank for action on social change, and Gareth Murphy of the Financial Services Union (FSU), to look at the latest trends on pay. There was a particular focus …