We Don’t Give Up!

Nov 12, 2024 | All Members

Members could be forgiven for thinking that our work is just about disciplinary cases and grievances at work. It’s true that these two areas produce most of our work; but only just! BTU recently won a claim in the County Court for a former Lloyds Bank member who was...

Lickspittles Derecognised

Oct 29, 2024 | All Members

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is derecognising Accord and Unite for collective bargaining purposes for all staff in Grades D – G with effect from 1st January 2025. And these two weak, ineffectual organisations [I refuse to use the words trade unions] have...

It’s Platform 3.0, stupid.

Oct 24, 2024 | All Members

Lloyds is up to no good, again! The introduction of mandatory testing for the Engineering, Architecture and Technical Job Families, is just a precursor to more job cuts, job changes and downgradings when Platform 3.0 is rolled out next year. In response to a question...

Why Mandatory Testing Now?

Oct 14, 2024 | All Members

Lloyds will announce shortly that everyone in the engineering job family will be required to undertake mandatory job testing. That testing will be undertaken over the next few weeks. Staff will be required to rate themselves against the competencies for the...

‘Spit Kits’?

Sep 27, 2024 | All Members

You know things must be bad when the supermarket giant Tesco arms its delivery drivers with DNA tests, or ‘spit kits’, to combat a shocking 50% increase in violent attacks on retail workers. If a customer becomes aggressive or violent and spits, the member of staff...

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