Author: IER
Trade Union Bill: Police “dread and fear” contents
16 October 2015
Police chiefs giving evidence on the proposed Trade Union Bill have told MPs that they ‘dread and fear’ the plan to make the police monitor the online activity of striking workers.
Blacklisted workers move closer to securing damages
15 October 2015
The lawyers for eight major building firms complicit in the blacklisting scandal have release an “unprecedented apology” for the “anxiety and stress” they caused the blacklisted workers.
Rise in number of jobs paying less than the living wage.
15 October 2015
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed that 23 percent of jobs outside London paid less than the living wage (£7.55) in 2014. This is a 2 percent increase from 2012.
Employment up and wage gains, but what’s the bigger picture?
15 October 2015
The latest labour market statistics show the unemployment rate is its lowest for seven years, reversing the recent.
The TUC needs you to visit your MP in Parliament on 2 Nov
09 October 2015
From the TUC website: Next month MPs will vote on the government’s controversial trade union bill, which threatens the basic right to strike for UK workers. We urgently need YOU in London to talk to your MP face to face.
Protect the Right to Strike. New video clip by Keith Ewing and John Hendy
As the government attempts to rush through the unnecessary and unpopular Trade Union Bill, the IER and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom have released a new YouTube clip and two new publications to inform the debate. In the video, Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC explain the content and expose the purpose of the Bill.
Lidl to pay living wage
18 September 2015
Lidl has joined ikea in committing to pay its UK staff the living wage
Kill the bill fringe – TUC 2015
21 September 2015
Social media reactions to the Institute's fringe meeting on killing the governments trade union reform bill .
