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Union Fury at Private Equity Owned Morrisons Bakery Closure in Wakefield

The BFAWU have reacted furiously at the beyond disappointing announcement today that Morrisons are to close their Rathbones site in Wakefield and make redundant 400 loyal workers, with many more in the supply chain and agency workers also impacted. Many of the workers losing their jobs have worked at the site throughout the 20 years it has… Read more »

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MDU training professional one of first in country to receive membership award

The excellence of the Medical Defence Union’s (MDU’s) learning and development team has been recognised once more with an award for exceptional tutors and trainers. The MDU’s James Godber, senior learning and development officer, is one of the first people in the country to receive a membership award from City & Guilds. The award recognises the contribution… Read more »

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Charities say the current policy on failed asylum seekers is inhumane
Asylum seekers ‘forced to sleep rough’

Thousands of failed asylum seekers are being forced to sleep rough and find food in dustbins, two charities have claimed. The Amnesty International and Refugee Action report, based on surveys with people whose final application has been rejected, finds many are sleeping in parks, public toilets and phone-boxes. This is a direct result of unfair… Read more »

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Farmers had paid up to £22.5 million because of payment delays, auditors said
Defra delays ‘cost farmers millions’

The delays in delivering the single farm payment scheme left English farmers with a bill of between £18 million and £22.5 million, a new report warns. The National Audit Office (NAO) today condemns the “unacceptable delay” in delivering European agricultural payments, caused by a catalogue of management errors. One fifth of farmers told the watchdog… Read more »