In the first part of this article, we examined the laws concerning the legality of covertly recording meetings with employers. In this second part, we will explore some of the advantages of making a covert recording despite the associated risks. Although secretly recording a meeting with your employer may constitute misconduct, or even gross misconduct, […]
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Employment Laws and Making Covert Recordings of Meetings in the Workplace: Part One
At Hospitality Worker, we believe that employment rights are a poor substitute for workers organising and challenging the power through collective action. However, in today’s climate, individual workers often have no option but to go down the legal route to resolve disputes with their employers. If this is the case, it is best to use […]
Member of the Organise! IWA who walked out of an unsafe work environment win their dispute with Obsidian-Echo Body Piercing
Organise! IWA workers in Belfast have won a key victory against their bosses at Obsidian-Echo Body Piercing. In the first action of its kind in the city, the workers forced their return to work in safer roles and no loss of pay alongside an admission from the owner, Pamela, that immediate disciplinary procedures following the […]
THE RULES REGARDING STATUTORY SICK PAY CHANGED FROM MONDAY APRIL 6th 2026. HERE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHANGES AND HOW THEY EFFECT YOU.
From Monday April 6th 2026 the laws relating to Statutory Sick Pay will change. You are now entitled to Statutory Sick Pay from the first full day of your illness, prior to this it was only paid after three days of being off work due to sickness. The lower earnings limit has also been removed […]
SFHWU Open Meeting in London 29th of March for Hospitality Workers
We will be holding an open meeting on the 29th of March in London for hospitality workers who want to organise a union in their workplace. We will talk about ways people can organise at work that can actually get results, whether the problem is dodgy contracts, missed breaks, pay, or a wanker boss. We […]
Obsidian and Echo Workers Walk Out Due to Unsafe Working Environment
On the eve of International Working Women’s Day (Saturday 7th March) workers – all members of Organise! – IWA – employed at Obsidian and Echo Body Piercing Studios walked out of an unsafe work environment. Their boss and owner of the piercing studios Pamela Wilson had refused to move on Union recognition and demands from […]
Organise IWA picketing in their dispute with two body piercing studios in Northern Ireland
Our first info picket from 1-2 pm went well. Workers received messages of solidarity from workers across Belfast’s piercing industry. Neighbouring shops took fliers to distribute. The solidarity from passers by was amazing. The employer put up a notice claiming they are committed to “open communication” if this is true we are here and waiting […]
Our sister organisation in the International Workers Association Organise/IWA starts a campaign against owners of two body piercing studios in Northern Ireland
Organise! IWA handed in demands to management on Saturday 31st of January and management have since attempted deflection and ignoring the workers demands for collective, face to face negotiation. At the last minute they attempted to ‘deal’ with the employees’ demands through their Grievance Procedure at a meeting that included no employees or members of […]
Below we reprint an article written by one hospitality worker as a reminder of just how hospitality workers were treated during COVID
While many staff will feel grateful to have a return date set in their diaries (albeit provisionally), we should reject the much posited idea of a ‘return to normal’. Accepting such a move lets both government and employers – many of whom have behaved disgracefully in the last twelve months – off the hook. While […]