PRH staff offered new union agreement after months of negotiations

Penguin Random House UK has proposed a new collective agreement to London employees with the endorsement of Unite and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) following 10 months of negotiations. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]

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