Author: IER
Millionaire payday chief still holds sway over govt policy
20 September 2012
The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has released a new report showing the government has gone ahead with several of Adrian Beecroft's proposals, disregarding the negative response they received from trade unions, the general public and even employers.
AUDIO: The Legality of a General Strike and the Coalition Timeline
20 September 2012
Listen to John Hendy QC speak about the legality of a general strike and IER's Communications Assistant Sarah Glenister explain our newest resource the Coalition Timeline
VIDEO: John Hendy on how a TUC general strike could be legal
19 September 2012
IER Chair John Hendy QC spoke to Union News at TUC Congress 2012 last week about how a general strike could be legal, should the TUC decide to go ahead with a day of action.
Len McCluskey shows support for IER at packed fringe meeting
11 September 2012
General Secretary of UNITE Len McCluskey joined IER President Keith Ewing and Chair John Hendy QC at the Old Ship Hotel on Kings Road Brighton on Sunday evening for the IER fringe meeting at TUC Congress 2012.
IER publishes overview of trade union rights
03 August 2012
The Institute of Employment Rights today published Trade Union Rights - The Short Story, an overview of what trade union rights exist and how they affect UK workers.
G4S costs the taxpayer millions by failing to respect workers’ rights
25 July 2012
The IER asks why G4S tried to fill 10,400 roles with a deal so poor for workers that Locog does not even expect the guards to turn up for duty.
Govt launches attack on trade unions with proposed cuts to facility time
17 July 2012
The government has unleashed a fresh attack on trade unions with the launch of a new consultation into facility time for civil servants.
