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Prospect responds to Scottish Government’s “Programme for Government”
6 September 2019
It’s no surprise that Brexit and climate change, along with a continuing push to address poverty…
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Power failure
Sue Ferns · 5 September 2019
The consequences of the power failure on 9 August have been extensively…
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Mark Bushell, curator of invertebrates at Bristol Zoo, pictured with a horsehead grasshopper
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How a curator of invertebrates at Bristol Zoo became a union activist
5 September 2019
Mark Bushell, curator of invertebrates at Bristol Zoo, left a career in the pub trade to follow…
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Prospect secures well-being hour for Welsh government members
5 September 2019
Welsh government workers are now entitled to a dedicated hour of well-being each week after…
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Good practice by in-house diversity group at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
5 September 2019
The IPO, based in Newport, Wales, is the UK government body responsible for intellectual property…
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Equal pay successes for Prospect members
5 September 2019
In recent years we have brought many different cases challenging pay inequality. We have shown…
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‘Reasonable adjustments for epilepsy saved me from medical retirement’
5 September 2019
Securing reasonable adjustments from his employer saved Malcolm, a scientist with a major UK…
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Prospect recovers more than £4m in personal injury compensation in one year
5 September 2019
Over the course of 2017, the combined figures of compensation recovered for members in Prospect…
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Electricity workers found to have high rates of mesothelioma
5 September 2019
Electricity workers are more likely to develop mesothelioma and skin cancer than the…
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Member wins sex discrimination case against UK Power Networks
5 September 2019
Prospect member and procurement specialist Amy Arnold has won a sex discrimination case against…
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