Author: IER
TTIP Update: UNCTAD report and a setback in the senate
13 May 2015
Champions of free-trade have just experienced a setback in the US Senate, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s report on ISDS reflects growing concerns.
Access to justice: a bureaucratic nightmare
14 May 2015
An EAT has ruled that an employment tribunal was entitled to reject a claim due to an early conciliation number being incorrect.
Cameron’s new cabinet.
12 May 2015
The first all-Tory cabinet in 18 years has been selected and assembled, with cutting benefits being named as their top priority.
Conservatives press ahead with strike restrictions
13 May 2015
New business secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there will be “significant changes” to strike laws under the new Conservative government.
The People’s Assembly ‘End Austerity Now’ Demonstration
13 May 2015
The IER, a founder signatory to the People’s Assembly, is supporting this post-election demonstration to keep our anti-austerity message at the public and political forefront.
Tory plans and IER responses: Don’t miss IER’s programme of discussions for the year ahead.
11th May 2015
Following the results of the general election, it is clear that the labour movement’s response to the threatened attacks on our rights and freedoms will be more important than ever. Here at IER we will endeavour to inform that response starting with our forthcoming event Workplace Issues: taking up the issues with the new government on Wednesday 10th June in London.
EAT: Facility time counts as working time
7 May 2015
An Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that meetings for health and safety and trade union representatives qualify as working time with regards to the Working Time Regulations 1998.
Leaked: Welfare cuts to come
5 May 2015
The Guardian has revealed a list of potential cuts drafted by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Psychologists Against Austerity Campaign
6th May 2015
With the outcome of the general election looking unclear one thing we can be sure of is that austerity will be something that remains at the forefront of the electorate’s consciousness during the post-election period. How this will translate into government policy is uncertain, however one campaign making a case against further austerity policies is Psychologists Against Austerity.
Cable admits that employment tribunal fees were a mistake
1 May 2015
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that the Coalition’s introduction of employment tribunals was a mistake.
Woolworths workers lose year-long fight for compensation
1 May 2015
Thousands of workers who lost their jobs when Woolworths collapsed have lost their compensation claim.
