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Trends in Collective Bargaining: Going for Growth. A joint IER/UNITE event, 18 January 2012, London

One of the fundamental roles of trade unions is to advance the terms and conditions of workers. And it works. In workplaces where unions are recognised for collective bargaining, workers enjoy a 16.7% lift in salary and are more likely to enjoy safer workplaces, longer holidays, more training and better pension provision.

Days of Action: The legality of protest strikes against government cuts

K D Ewing and John Hendy QC

Published in October 2011

This latest publication from the Institute considers whether a day of action called by the TUC and trade unions, taking place on a weekday and intended to protest at the government's cuts and austerity measures, could be lawful in the UK in the light of recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

Economic challenges could be helped through collective bargaining

Chris Wright

13 December 2011

Collective bargaining is a collective good

As CHris Wright so correctly suggested in his article in Left Foot Forward earlier in the year, rebalancing the economy can best be achieved through strong, independent collective bargaining procedures

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Labour Law Review 2011

By Rebecca Tuck, Betsan Criddle & Claire Bowsher-Murray

Published in October 2011

The Institute's annual review of labour law is prodcued in association with Old Square Chambers

Upcoming Conferences and Events

NW: Human rights at work - Can the European convention protect our rights?

01/02/2012 09:30
Europe/London

Wednesday 1 February 2012

A one day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

With individual and collective rights being undermined in the UK, do we now need to resort to the protection of the European Convention on Human Rights? Expert speakers will consider how far the Convention can be used to address a number of issues, including unfair dismissal, equality at work, the right to protest and public order issues.