Thousands of families face the awful choice between cutting their working hours or losing their school dinners.

GMB's full postal ballot of all members in councils, schools and most academies closed today 9th March with a big majority in favour of accepting the offer from the Employers.

Employment Law Brief - Shared Parental Leave:  Did you know that since 2014 women who are eligible for Statutory Maternity Leave (SML) and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) following birth can choose to share it with the father, spouse or partner under a shared parental leave arrangement.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, all GMB offices in the region will be closed today and tomorrow, 1^st and 2nd March.  Our offices will reopen Monday, 5^th Mach 2018.

For any urgent employment related issues please contact your local workplace representative or branch official. For any urgent legal matters please call Unionline on 0300 333 0303.

Messages can also be left on our answerphone at 0345 337 7777 and calls will be returned as soon as possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

GMB, the union for warehouse and distribution workers, has accused DHL of ‘doing the dirty’ after staff were given the double hammer blow of losing their jobs and their enhanced redundancy payments at the same time.

A New Deal For Working People: The TUC is holding a rally in central London on Saturday 12 May and will be joined by unions and supporters from all over the country. Together we will be calling for more and better jobs and a more equal and prosperous country. We want GMB members to join in and let their voices be heard.

Unions call for national foster carers register supported but bid for proper pay and allowances knocked back.  GMB, the union for foster carers, has made an initial response to the Independent Report on Foster Care in England and the recommendations made by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers. [1]

GMB, Britain's General Union, which represents thousands of NHS workers across the UK, has promised to continue its fight to oppose the proposal of the transfer of staff at Airedale NHS Trust to a new company which will take over the running of the Trust's services.

Health & Safety Update: Working In Cold Temperatures - Employers must ensure the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings is “reasonable” during working hours. This means providing reasonable comfort without the need for special clothing.

Foster carers' union welcomes Education Committee's backing for key recommendations as step forward for recognition of fostering.