27 July 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations, Bradford University
UNISON’s victory over the government at the Supreme Court on the issue of the introduction of fees for…
Taylor tinkers and employees will still be exploited
14 July 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Bradford
It was always likely to happen and now it has – the much awaited publication of The Taylor Review of Modern…
Where is workers’ voice in Taylor’s Review?
11 July 2017
By John Hendy QC, IER Chair
Changes to the law to protect the rights of those who work for a living are essential. It is doubtful if the changes proposed by the Taylor Review are…
‘Matthew Taylor’s Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy – How a mountain gave birth to a mouse’
11 July 2017
By Nicola Countouris, Professor of Law at University College London; and Professor Keith D. Ewing, President of the IER
‘A mountain had gone into labour and was groaning terribly….
Strike A Light – Tory Trade Union Act Is Already Backfiring
06 July 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations, The University of Bradford
Although it’s still early days, the evidence is that the Tory Trade Union Act 2016 is already backfiring…
Dangerous Times: health and safety protections under attack
30 June 2017
By Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology, Open University
Since 2010, the Coalition, then the Tories, have both continued and significantly extended some of the ‘reforms’ initiated by…
Undoing Social Protection
23 June 2017
By Professor Steve Tombs, the Open University
“It’s going to come to the point where it’s going to affect the residents, the local population, in many ways we are at that point now,…
The Tory Trade Union Act 2016: What Has Its Impact Been So Far?
20 June 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations, the University of Bradford
The main provisions of the Trade Union Act 2016, concerning new, tougher balloting thresholds, came into…
Why trade union rights are an important factor in the General Election
08 June 2017
As the electorate goes to the polls today, our Chair John Hendy QC and President Professor Keith Ewing, explain why trade union rights are an important factor for workers’…
How we can achieve universal rights for workers
07 June 2017
Sonia McKay, Professor of European Socio-Legal Studies at the Working Lives Research Institute, London Metropolitan University
Universality of rights ought to be a fundamental…
Eight ways to raise pay and protect us from over or under-work
05 June 2017
By Alan Bogg, Professor of Labour Law, the University of Oxford
Workers’ rights and wage inequality have become a key political battleground this General Election following public…
What do the smaller parties offer workers?
01 June 2017
The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), Plaid Cymru, The Green Party and UKIP were all given a platform at last night’s BBC Debate, but they didn’t get the opportunity to share their…
The Stakes: Employment Rights
01 June 2017
There has been a Conservative Prime Minister in Number 10 since the Coalition government formed in 2010. Although Theresa May has attempted to rebrand the Tories as “the party of…
How would Labour’s Manifesto pledges affect the everyday worker?
01 June 2017
Workers’ rights have become a key political battleground at this year’s election following exposes of dire conditions at some major chains like Sports Direct, and high-profile legal…
The CLASS Take: The Conservative Workers’ Rights Proposals
31 May 2017
By Faiza Shaheen, Director of CLASS
Director of the CLASS Think Tank Faiza Shaheen comments on the Conservative Party Manifesto pledges for workers’ rights.
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What will (and won’t) the Lib Dems do for workers?
26 May 2017
Workers’ rights are a key policy battleground this election and here at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Fact News Hub, we’re giving you the lowdown on different…
This is how we can properly protect the health and safety of workers
26 May 2017
By Phil James, Professor of Employment Relations at Middlesex University; David Walters, Professor of Work Environment at Cardiff University; Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology at the…
Strong and stable economy? Forgotten macroeconomics in the manifesto debate
25 May 2017
By Özlem Onaran, Professor of Economics, Director of Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, University of Greenwich
Economist Özlem Onaran analyses the expected impact of both…
Can Theresa May Be Taken At Her Word? The Case Of Worker Directors
25 May 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations, the University of Bradford
The Conservative Party manifesto was launched last Thursday, 18 May. In the first section, entitled ‘A…
What should the political parties be offering whistleblowers at work?
24 May 2017
Dave Lewis, Professor of Employment Law, Middlesex University
Dave Lewis, Professor Employment Law at Middlesex University and a whistleblowing expert looks at what is needed to…