Magazines

Unite has said that a number of jobs have been saved at Wyndeham Heron after negotiations with the company.

Employees across Goodhead Group, including BGP and Stones, have gone to ballot over whether to accept a pay cut of 13.5%.

The spat between BGP and Unite continued to rumble on this week, with the union now claiming it has proof that it has collective bargaining rights at the company.

Virgin Media has replaced <i>Electric</i>, its monthly customer magazine, with a new bi-monthly publication which will be sent to half a million of its customers.

Print buyers have said they are not surprised by the removal of capacity from the web offset sector in early 2012.

Unite has said it will be asking members not to accept a pay cut at BGP, amid claims that the move could be illegal.

Polestar has entered into consultation with employees at its Colchester web offset plant over the proposed closure of the site.

Magazine printer Pensord has been awarded the Wales Quality Award for manufacturing 2011.

Unite has said that Wyndeham Group's decision to make 86 employees redundant at its Heron subsidiary "rubs salt into the wound" after staff agreed a pay cut to avoid job losses.

Goodhead Group employees have been asked to take a pay cut in order for the business to continue as a self-supporting entity.

Goodhead Group is set to make a major announcement to staff tomorrow morning (5 January).

Wyndeham Group has entered into consultation with 86 employees at its Wyndeham Heron facility.