14 December 2016
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work PhD student, The University of Liverpool
Some 18 months after the Ministry of Justice review on employment tribunal fees was announced, and six…Read more…
New barriers to small injury claims could have a grave impact on workers
13 December 2016
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work PhD student, The University of Liverpool
The government appears intent upon saving the insurance industry costs in excess of £1 billion a year – a…Read more…
Greece’s endless struggle
Unions take to the streets, again, to protest EU and IMF demandsRead more…
Where Are The Workers In The Government’s Supposed Review Of Workers’ Rights?
08 December 2016
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Office, Institute of Employment Rights
When taking on the mantle of prime minister this summer, Theresa May attempted to rebrand the…Read more…
Fantastic Powers, and Where to Find Them: The Investigatory Powers Act 2016
06 December 2016
By Paul Scholey, Head of Employment Rights Team, Morrish Solicitors
We’ve not had a lot of success, historically, with our Snooping Powers in the UK.
The Regulation of…Read more…
Good cheer for South Africa’s winery workers
… how to apply ethical norms to a global supply chain for decent work …Read more…
Productivity puzzle? Financialization, inequality, investment
16 November 2016
By Özlem Onaran, Professor of Economics and Director of Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre, University of Greenwich
Productivity in Britain is lower than other developed…Read more…
IER Employment Law Update: London
10 November 2016
By Roger Jeary
On a cold wet day in London, the Institute welcomed a full house for the 2016 Employment Law Update in the Unite HQ. The chair for the day, Nerys Owen, Labour…Read more…
Iraqi unions: after free association, what next?
The troops fight for Mosul, Iraq’s unions fight for a fairer, freer country…Read more…
Tim Roache: Politics is in a state of flux, we must be ready with an alternative
09 November 2016
By Tim Roache, General Secretary of GMB
General Secretary of the GMB Tim Roache spoke at the Class think tank Britain at a Crossroads conference on Saturday (05 November 2016). His…Read more…
Len McCluskey: the free movement of labour is a class question
08 November 2016
By Len McCluskey, General Secretary of UNITE
At the 2016 conference of think tank Class – Britain at a Crossroads – General Secretary of UNITE Len McCluskey gave a speech…Read more…
Waging war against bogus self-employment
Addressing the hollowing out of transportation is critical…Read more…
Health and Safety Update 2016: London
02 November 2016
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work PhD student, The University of Liverpool
Andrew Moretta, a delegate at the Institute of Employment Rights’ Health and Safety Update 2016…Read more…
EU Committee Investigates Atypical Work in the Media
…increasing numbers of workers are not covered by collective agreements…Read more…
How much ‘Better’ can ‘Better Regulation’ get?
14 October 2016
Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology, The Open University
This week, the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee published an evaluation of the Better Regulation initiative. The…Read more…
Delivering rights in the modern world of work
14 October 2016
By Joy Johnson, UNITE Political Team
Become a Deliveroo rider and “pick up a ton of perks to sweeten the deal, like discounts with Apple and Vue Cinema on top of your self-employed…Read more…
Chicken coop private schools for Africa’s kids
Mugwena Maluleke reports on Bridge International Academies, a billionaire-funded company running substandard for-profit schools all across Africa and Asia Bridge International Academies (BIA) is an…Read more…
Free Trade: Winners and Losers
The collapse of the US-EU trade negotiations known as TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) seems — for the time being, at least — like a victory for the people. That at any rate…Read more…
The Tolpuddle Tree
20 September 2016
By Martin Smith, GMB National Organiser
The labour market faces massive changes in the next ten years – laying down a challenge to the trade union and labour movement to adapt to…Read more…
Now is the time to fight for a new deal for workers
15 September
By Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE
Below is a video of, and the full text for, Tony Burke’s speech in favour of Composite Motion 16 at TUC Congress, which supported the…Read more…