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Sally Brett

Sally Brett

I’m Senior Equality Policy Officer in the TUC’s Equality and Employment Rights Department. I cover equal pay, discrimination law and family-friendly rights. I’m also responsible for the TUC Equality Audits which look at how unions are ensuring effective representation within their internal structures and how they are progressing workplace equality issues through collective bargaining. Prior to joining the TUC in 2007, I worked for the employment research company Incomes Data Services as Deputy Editor for workplace diversity and discrimination law. I was also an active NUJ rep. I’ve been a trustee of the charity Working Families, which campaigns on behalf of working parents and carers, since 2007 and co-chair of trustees since 2012.

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    Tough climate for equality bargaining

    TUC Equality Audit 2012Austerity and the poor state of the economy have created a tough climate for union negotiators, according to the latest TUC Equality Audit.

    The Audit identifies instances where previously good policies and practices are being withdrawn in the face of cuts and a more hostile political climate. A number of unions said they had examples of flexible working arrangements being cut back in order to reduce costs or reasonable adjustments for disabled workers being removed or disabled workers being targeted in redundancy exercises.

    Despite the challenges though, unions are still making progress.

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    Posted on September 18th, 2012 by Sally Brett filed under: Union organising