Newsletters From BTU
Covid-19 – Further Government Announcement
The Government has finally published detailed guidance of what it expects from employers in various work settings and 5 key points it expects employers to implement as soon as practical:"1. Work from home, if you canAll reasonable steps should be taken by employers to...
Letter To Rt Hona Mr. Alok Sharma MP Regarding Workplace Safety Rules
Covid-19 – Further Government Announcement
The government has now published the more detailed brief referred to in the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday; the full document can be read here. What is most noticeable about the government’s brief is that it contains very little detail on the key issues, nor the...
Government Covid-19 Announcement Sunday 10th May
This evening the Prime Minister announced what he described as the Government’s plans for handling the “next phase” of the Covid-19 pandemic and a set of options for England. Key employment points of his announcement were: people who can work from home should but...
Post-Lockdown Lloyds
As the largest independent trade union representing staff in Lloyds Banking Group, we have written to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy making it clear that once the lockdown is eased any changes to working practices...
Landmark High Court Case Continues….On Skype
The second part of the union’s landmark legal case on Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) will begin in the High Court today. Given the current turmoil the case will be heard by Mr Justice Morgan via Skype. Members will recall that in the first case in 2018, the High...
Transitioning To The Next Normal
Tomorrow, Lloyds will publish its Q1 results and will set out how much the coronavirus pandemic will cost the bank. Barclays has set aside £2.1bn and HSBC £2.4bn for customers not being able to repay back loans during the crisis. The UK economy could shrink by 35% in...
What About The Bonus For Front-Line Staff?
Members will recall that in one of our previous Newsletters in early April – ‘Bonuses For Front-Line Staff’- we said that Lloyds front-line staff should get a one-off bonus to reflect the fact that by going to work every day they are putting themselves and their...
Letter To Rt Hon M J Stride MP Regarding The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
“High Proportion” Of CBIL Applications Being Rejected
According to Jo Harris, Managing Director, Lloyds Community Bank of those SME businesses making applications under the CBIL scheme “a high proportion don’t qualify and are being rejected” because they don’t meet the Government’s criteria. That will come as a surprise...
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