Fact Sheet 5

17 New timetable for auto-enrolment of pensions Huge cost of workers’ shrinking wage pool

18 Presenteeism at work on rise

19 Sixty years of work, dole and stress in UK Adult apprenticeships are good value

20 Privatisation rejected in Scotland’s capital Unemployment rate in Europe rises

Fact Sheet No 1:

• New workplace-related benefit levels announced
• Employees unhappy over pay Public sector pensions
• Government u-turns on tax relief for taxis Employment restrictions extended
• Private sector pensions Attack on health and safety challenged

Fact Sheet No 2:

• Unpaid overtime
• Action pledged by PM on pay? Balance of payments
• End of an era with Shell pension closure PFI — more to do over cost concerns
• Skill shortages only part of the problem Regional pay

Fact Sheet No3:

• Shameful map of poverty in the UK Inflation on downward path for 2012?
• What’s in store for the economy in 2012? Average earnings growth down again
• Unemployment in UK rises ever higher
• Unemployment continued

Fact Sheet No 4:

• Union reps add value to British economy
• No movement in pay settlements end 2011Fudge on executive pay
• Disgrace as blacklisted worker loses case Work programme slated
• Bad news for economy Benefit cap based on myths, says campaign

In This Issue:

• Unpaid overtime
• End of an era with Shell pension closure PFI — more to do over cost concerns
• Action pledged by PM on pay? Balance of payments
• Skill shortages only part of the problem Regional pay