UK
Employers
- CBI - Confederation of British Industry
- ABO - Association of British Orchestras
- AOC – Association of Colleges
- ANMW - Association of Newspaper& Magazine Wholesalers
- ATOC - Association of Train Operating Companies
- BFA - British Footwear Association
- BPIF - British Printing Industries Federation
- CIA – Chemical Industries Association
- CPA – Corrugated Packaging Association
- Construction Confederation
- ECA - Electrical Contractors Association
- ECIA -Engineering Construction Industry Association
- EEF- Engineering Employers Federation
- Electricity Association
- EO - Employers' Organisation for Local Government
- FMB – Federation of Master Builders
- FTA – Freight Transport Association
- Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association
- MCA – Master Carvers’ Association
- MPMA – Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
- National Association of Master Bakers
- NBF - National Bed Federation
- Newspaper Society
- NFU - National Farmers Union
- NFRC – National Federation of Roofing Contractors
- NHF – National Hairdressers’ Federation
- RETRA – Radio, Electrical and Television Retailers’ Association
- RHA – Road Haulage Federation
- RMIF – Retail Motor Industry Federation
- UCEA - Universities and Colleges Employers Association
- British Chambers of Commerce
- IoD – Institute of Directors
- Employers for Work-Life Balance
- Employers Forum on Age
Trade Unions
TUC and Affiliates
- TUC - Trades Union Congress
- ACCORD – union for HBOS group staff
- ACM – Association for College Management
- AEP - Association of Educational Psychologists
- AFA - Association of Flight Attendants
- ALGUS - Alliance and Leicester Group Union of Staff
- Amicus-AEEU - Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
- Amicus MSF - Manufacturing Science Finance
- ANGU - Abbey National Group Union
- ASLEF - Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
- ATL - Association of Teachers and Lecturers
- AUT - Association of University Teachers
- BACM-TEAM - British Association of Colliery Management - Technical,Energy & Administrative Management
- BALPA - British Air Line Pilots Association
- BDA - British Dietetic Association
- BECTU - Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union
- BFAWU - Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union
- BOS - British Orthoptic Society
- BSU - Britannia (building society) Staff Union
- CATU - Ceramic and Allied Trades Union
- CDNA - Community and District Nursing Association
- CONNECT - Union for Professionals in Communications
- CSP - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- CWU - Communication Workers Union
- CYWU - Community and Youth Workers' Union
- EIS - Educational Institute of Scotland
- Equity - actors' union
- FBU - Fire Brigades Union
- FDA - senior public servants' union
- GMB general union
- GPMU - Graphical, Paper and Media Union
- HCSA - Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association
- ISTC - Iron and Steel Trades Confederation
- KFAT- National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades
- Musicians' Union
- NAEIAC - National Association of Educational Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants
- NAPO - probation and family court staff union
- NASUWT - National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers
- NATFHE - University and College Lecturers' Union
- NGSU - Nationwide Group (building society) Staff Union
- NUDAGO - National Union of Domestic Appliances and General Operatives
- NUJ - National Union of Journalists
- NUMAST - National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers
- NUT - National Union of Teachers
- PCS - Public and Commercial Services Union
- PFA - Professional Footballers' Association
- POA - Prison Officers' Association
- Prospect - engineers, scientists, managers and specialists’ union
- RMT - National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
- SCP - Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
- SOR - Society of Radiographers
- TGWU - Transport and General Workers Union
- TSSA - Transport Salaried Staffs Association
- UCAC - Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (Welsh teachers' union)
- UCATT - Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians
- UNiFI - finance workers' union
- UNISON - public service workers' union
- USDAW - Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
- WGGB - Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Other Union Organisations
- GFTU - General Federation of Trade Unions
- ACB - Association of Clinical Biochemists
- ACPU - Associated Chiropodists and Podiatrists Union
- AHTS – Association of Head Teachers in Scotland
- ALACE – Association of Local Authority Chief Executives
- ALEA - Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers
- AMPS – Association of Managerial and Professional Staffs
- APAP – Association of Professional Ambulance Personnel
- ASU - Ambulance Service Union
- BADN – British Association of Dental Nurses
- BDA – British Dental Association
- BMA - British Medical Association
- BUSWE - British Union of Social Work Employees
- GPU – General Practitioners’ Union
- NAHT - National Association of Head Teachers
- OILC - Offshore Industry Liaison Committee
- PACCE - Professional Association of Cabin Crew Employees
- PAT - Professional Association of Teachers
- PCA – Professional Cricketers’ Association
- Police Federation of England and Wales
- RCM - Royal College of Midwives
- RCN - Royal College of Nursing
- Scottish Police Federation
- SHA – Secondary Heads Association
- SSTA - Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
- UFS – Union of Finance Staff
- URTU - United Road Transport Union
Government
- ukonline.gov.uk - links to all government bodies
- Department for Education and Skills
- Department of Trade and Industry
- Department for Work and Pensions
Other Links
- ACAS - Advisory, Conciliation and Arbistration Service
- CRE - Commission for Racial Equality
- Disability Rights Commission
- Equal Opportunities Commission
- Employment Service
- HSE - Health and Safety Executive
- Employment Appeals Tribunal
- Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School (EIRO national centre)
- CIPD - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- IPA - Involvement and Participation Association
- IPA Partnership at Work site
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Labour Research Department
- National Statistics
- Policy Studies Institute
- Institute for Employment Research
- Institute for Employment Studies
- Work Foundation
- Low Pay Commission
- Employment Law UK - some free information
- Centre for Public Services
- "New Deal" home page
- SCADPlus guide to employment conditions in the UK (En)
Page last updated: 01 September, 2011