Author: Ben Sellers
Covid inquiry must take ‘unflinching look at Britain’s broken sick pay system’.
Pandemic showed that "British labour law is not fit for purpose."
Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act gets Royal Assent
UNISON had been working with Dan Jarvis MP on the Private Members Bill which extends existing redundancy protections
Just Fair report to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – easy read version
New version of report (contributed to by the IER) launched
HSE must investigate all work-related suicides, demands Unite
Unite believes that the excessive number of construction worker suicides is often directly related to working conditions,
Tories accused of declaring war on public-sector workers after anti-strikes bill is forced through Parliament
Unions protest against Government anti-strike legislation
Transport Select Committee hears from Rail Minister and Network Rail on Strikes Bill
Huw Merriman to be quizzed on Minimum Service Levels legislation
Strikes Bill back in the Commons: reaction inside & outside Parliament
MPs vote down Lords amendments as the Minimum Service levels legislation reaches it's last stages
MPs vote down Lord’s amendments to force through Government’s anti-strike legislation
Only one amendment taken on board by the Government
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill returns to the Commons
Controverial legislation returns to Parliament after Government defeats in the Lords
Emergency protest: Protect the right to strike
TUC organises protest in Westminster to demand that MPs reject the Strikes Bill & to demand that opposition parties commit to repeal the Strikes Bill
ASDA threaten 7,000 workers with fire and rehire – GMB blames private equity ‘slash and burn’ tactics
Cutting the pay of 7,000 low-paid, retail workers during a cost-of-living crisis is inexcusable, says GMB Union
