Author: IER
Austerity-driven inequality not “inevitable”, it was a choice, says EHRC
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said widening inequality seen in the UK as a result of austerity policies was a political choice, not an inevitability.
IPPR joins IER in support of sectoral collective bargaining in social care
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has joined the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) in recommending the reinstatement of sectoral collective bargaining in the social care sector.
Study: Pay rises hit profit at the top, not employment at the bottom
Whenever there are proposals to increase pay, business lobbyists argue the move will lead employers to cut their staff, but the latest report from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has busted this myth.
More than a quarter of graduates forced into unpaid work, study finds
Over one in four university graduates have taken unpaid internships, new research from social mobility charity the Sutton Trust has found.
Labour vows to lead by example to end employment “snobbery”
The Labour Party has vowed to lead by example to spur a "deep-seated culture change" in the UK labour market in order to end "snobbery" in recruitment processes.
Unions and employers call for mental health to be given same weight as physical health
In an open letter signed by unions, employers and charities, Prime Minister Theresa May has been called upon to give mental health the same weight as physical health in the workplace.
UN human rights expert blasts UK govt for “social re-engineering” that has imposed “great misery” on British people
Concluding his two-week visit to the UK, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, has published a scathing report that describes government policy as “social re-engineering” that has brought “great misery” to people across the UK.
New guidance withdrawing minimum wage from care workers published
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has released new National Minimum Wage guidance that withdraws the legal rate from care workers on sleep-in shifts.
Serious injuries and illegally low pay rife at hand car washes, inquiry finds
An inquiry by the Environmental Audit Committee has found that workers at hand car washes across the UK are vulnerable to serious injuries and illegally low pay, as well as modern slavery.
High Court told gig workers have human right to collective bargaining
In a two-day High Court hearing ending today, John Hendy QC has made the argument that workers in the gig economy have a human right to collective bargaining under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
EAT confirms Addison Lee drivers are ‘workers’
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that drivers for taxi firm Addison Lee are not independent contractors, but are ‘workers’ due employment rights.
