Congress started again on Monday at 9.30. The ACC Liverpool conference centre is in the Kings docks area and it was a pleasant 10 minute walk from the hotel. Outside the conference centre there was a few people canvassing delegates, selling news …Read more…
Giving ‘gig’ workers rights isn’t radical, it would bring the UK up to international ‘norms’
19 October 2018
By John Hendy QC, Professor Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones
This week has seen ‘gig’ workers and people on zero-hours contracts take a stand against low pay and insecure jobs, with…Read more…
Giving ‘gig’ workers rights isn’t radical, it would bring the UK up to international ‘norms’
19 October 2018
By John Hendy QC, Professor Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones
This week has seen ‘gig’ workers and people on zero-hours contracts take a stand against low pay and insecure jobs, with…Read more…
Wage war: Delivering workplace justice through union collective bargaining
29 June 2018
By John Hendy QC, IER Chair
The sole justification for the policies of austerity inflicted on most of the peoples of the world has been that there is a structural deficit in the…Read more…
‘Good Work’ the government’s Response to the Taylor Review
12 February 2018
By John Hendy QC, IER Chair and Barrister at Old Square Chambers
It might be hard to imagine that the tedious, barren worthlessness of Matthew Taylor’s Report on ‘Good Work’ could…Read more…
Canada plus, plus, plus
13 December 2017
By Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC
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David Davis has suggested that in place of the EU Treaties, the UK’s relations with the EU should be regulated by a deal which is…Read more…
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…Read more…
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’…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…
A Letter From London To Our French Comrades
10 June 2016
By John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing
FRENCH workers are now engaged in a historic struggle in defence of their rights. The struggle is international, as workers and trade unions…Read more…
Do the Lords have the stomach to fight the Trade Union Bill?
11 January 2016
By John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing, Chair and President of the IER
Today marks the House of Lords coming to grips with the government’s Trade Union Bill. The trade unions are…Read more…
Collective Bargaining, What’s It Good For?
If you really want to tackle low pay and inequality in this country then find out how by watching this video. Read more…
The case for Collective Bargaining
Great Youtube video produced by the Institute of Employment Rights’ featuring Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC. I don’t think even trade unionists really understand that the most important thing we do is collective bargaining with employer…Read more…