Unite-backed bus heads West to encourage people to register to voteRead more…
Troika attacks bargaining systems across Europe
5 March 2015
By Thorsten Schulten, collective bargaining expert at the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI).
Real pay and collective bargaining coverage are falling dramatically and…Read more…
“No more cover-ups” – union demands lessons to be learned from Crossrail death
UCATT calls for “honest debate” after inquest goes verdict on Rene Tkacik’s deathRead more…
TUC report blames government for fall in productivity
Frances O’Grady says productivity will not grow significantly without greater levels of demandRead more…
TUC publishes guide to improve equality for disabled people at work
Frances O’Grady says unions should lead by exampleRead more…
Unions help 185,000 members into learning
Union learning reps praised for their work in engaging new membersRead more…
“Where’s our Leveson Enquiry?” – Blacklist Support Group challenges election candidates
Blacklist Support Group calls for full investigation into human rights conspiracyRead more…
Union attacks university bosses over “secret” expenses claims
UCU report shows university bosses enjoyed an average salary of £260,000 and spent up to £60,000 on premium flights last yearRead more…
Argentinian teachers strike over pay and conditions
Teachers in Argentina are engaged in a two day strike, demanding increased pay and improved funding for schools.Read more…
The Gagging Act: What can be done?
3 March 2015
By Keith Ewing, President, Institute of Employment Rights
Many readers will recall the great controversy that was provoked by the clumsily entitled Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party…Read more…
Rachel Reeves, Maternity Leave and CWU Youth
The utterly appalling and reactionary howls that greeted Rachel Reeve’s maternity leave plans remind us that although we have come a long way, there is still just as far to go on when it comes…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: Work Your Proper Hours Day
Last year, over five million British workers put in more than two billion hours of unpaid overtime – that’s a staggering £32 billion of unpaid work! So we think they should be celebrating the final…Read more…
Are you getting cheated on minimum pay?
Not all employers are playing by the rules when it comes to pay. Is yours one of them? This Fair Pay Fortnight (16 February to 1 March), the TUC is calling for the government to publicly name and…Read more…
The right to strike re-affirmed at ILO
25 February 2015
According to a press release from ITUC today (25 February 2015), a breakthrough has been made at the International Labour Organisation(ILO) following two years during which…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: Getting beyond poverty pay
Fair Pay Fortnight (16 February to 1 March) is a campaign from Britain’s unions, calling for a fairer approach to wages across the board, from the poverty pay that’s rife in many sectors,…Read more…
Fair Pay Fortnight: A real plan to fix Britain’s pay crisis
Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron made told the British Chambers of Commerce conference that he believed ‘Britain needs a payrise’. This despite the fact he has presided over the longest…Read more…
Extending Rights for Workers
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16 February 2015
By Andrew James, Solicitor
Much has been reported in recent months about the inequity of zero hours contracts (ZHCs). ZHCs are quite rightly seen as a form of…Read more…
What kind of laws do we want? A report of an IER Conference
13 February 2015
By Roger Jeary, IER Blogger
The Institute’s conference on 11th February saw a fine array of trade union and political leaders alongside legal experts and academics debate the…Read more…
Unfair Dismissal Social Media Reputational Damage
2 February 2015
Paul Scholey, Morrish Solicitors
Following his presentations on Social Media and Employment Rights at IER events in Liverpool and London last year, Paul Scholey, Head of Employment…Read more…
Economics: history tells us austerity doesn’t work
28 January 2015
By Sue Konzelmann and Frank Wilkinson.
Osborne argues that the economy is on the road to recovery. Cameron claims that the government is well on the way to reducing the national…Read more…