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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
Glass ceiling still stopping womens' progress
01 September 2011
A recent gender pay gap report shows that although the pay gap may have narrowed for junior managerial staff, the glass ceiling is still as strong as ever for women trying to move into senior management.
TUC say health and safety myths shouldn't be used as an excuse
25 August 2011
See Brendan Barber's response to the HSE's new top ten list of bizarre health and safety concerns which organisations have given for cancelling activities or events.