05 May 2017
By Gregor Gall, Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Bradford; Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation; and Editor of the Scottish Left Review
In this abridged version…Read more…
IER FACT NEWS: What is Sectoral Collective Bargaining?
05 May 2017
By John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing, Chair and President of the IER
The Labour Party has identified the restoration of Sectoral Collective Bargaining as a key element in its…Read more…
Brazil’s first general strike in 20 years
This government is responsible for economic devastation and a deep recession…Read more…
Another corporate attack is looming
31 March 2017
By Adrian Weir, Assistant Chief of Staff, Unite
In this article, originally published in the Morning Star, Adrian Weir details the risks to the UK’s workforce of international…Read more…
Bob Crow – internationalist and true union leader
Remembering Bob Crow, a fighter for workers everywhere…Read more…
Freedom Riders in South Yorkshire keep the campaign alive
At noon today, the 27th March, South Yorkshire Freedom Riders are holding a public rally at Sheffield Train Station to celebrate their third anniversary of campaigning for free local train travel for…Read more…
The BA Cabin Crew Dispute: Why Academics ‘Take Sides’
24 March 2017
By Ralph Darlington, Professor of Employment Relations, University of Salford
When 67 industrial relations academics based in Business Schools from across the UK recently signed…Read more…
Workers need a voice but Taylor can’t provide it
21 March 2017
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
Matthew Taylor has made preliminary proposals as to how employment law could change to prevent…Read more…
Migration after Brexit: the challenge to labour standards
By Roger Jeary, IER blogger
Roger Jeary, a delegate at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Migration After Brexit: the Challenge to Labour Standards event, provides a detailed report on the…Read more…
Ikea’s transport chain abuses hit the headlines
ITF unions fight for better conditions for Ikea’s delivery driversRead more…
Could the domino effect bring Uber down?
To say that I am ashamed is an extreme understatement, says Uber bossRead more…
International Women’s Day 2017
Joining a trade union … is the best way to achieve decent pay rises and pay transparencyRead more…
The so-called “party of workers” shows its true colours today
01 March 2017
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
On taking the mantle of Prime Minister last year, Theresa May attempted to rebrand the Tories the…Read more…
BREXIT: How do we stand in solidarity with both migrant and UK workers at a time of great division?
16 February 2017
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
The future is uncertain for migrant workers in the UK as the government prepares to trigger…Read more…
Trade unions can fix our employment tribunal disaster
08 February 2017
By Ben Crawford, Assistant Editorial Officer, IER
The findings of the Ministry of Justice Review of employment tribunal fees, which was finally released this week, show that…Read more…
Workers priced out of access to justice
27 January 2016
IER Editorial Team
LAST week’s revelations that only 18 fines for negligent or malicious employment practices have been levied since 2014 show that the employment tribunal system…Read more…
It’s official: inequality, climate change and social polarisation are bad for you
20 January 2017
By Professor Jonathan Michie, Professor of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Oxford
This year’s Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum warns that…Read more…
Another attack on access to justice for workers injured at work
20 January 2017
By Hazards Campaign
An update from the Hazards Campaign and Philip Liptrot of Thompsons Solicitors regarding the Small Claims Limit proposals.
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Trump’s Cabinet picks are no friends to workers
Trump is on a mission to tear the heart and the humanity out of America …Read more…
Pakistan’s shipbreaking hell
It may be the most dangerous work in the world, and this is the worst place for it…Read more…