On July 15, 2008, the government, the employers' confederation CBI and the Trade Union Confederation TUC, notably, signed an agreement to increase the workforce's skills in the public and the private sectors. To get public contracts, companies will have to offer trainings to their employees and inform them about which trade unions they can join. (Ref. 080606)
Private companies looking for public
contracts will now have to offer trainings to their employees and inform them
about the trade unions they can join. They will also have to maintain good
relations with their employees. These provisions, provided for in the new agreement,
are part of the government’s strategy to increase the workforce’s skills and
union rights. The Equalities Bill on which the government is working will
require companies looking for public contracts to publish statistics on t
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