Author: IER
Most workers paid a different amount each month, research finds
Most workers experience pay volatility, taking home a different amount of money from month to month.
Prisoners ‘taking over’ understaffed prisons
A former Prisons Watchdog has told MPs that prisoners are filling the vacuum left by experienced staff.
Weakening of trade unions behind pay stagnation, says Bank of England’s Chief Economist
Andrew Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England, has pointed squarely at the decline of trade unionism as a key reason for the stagnation in real wages over the last ten years.
440 serious health and safety incidents at Amazon’s UK warehouses in last three years
As many as 440 serious health and safety incidents have been reported at Amazon’s UK warehouses in the last three years.
Hundreds of Uber drivers strike at London HQ
Hundreds of Uber drivers protested outside of the company’s London headquarters earlier this week over poor pay and working conditions.
Government consults on race pay gap reporting duty
The government has launched a consultation into imposing a duty on employers to report the pay gap between workers of differing ethnicities.
Govt announces right to keep tips and duty to consider flexible working
In the week that insecure staff from across some of the UK's largest hospitality chains protested in the streets from Brighton to Glasgow, the government has announced some improvements to the law.
McStrike grows across hospitality sector: Wetherspoons and ‘gig’ economy workers join the fight
Yesterday, workers across the UK went on strike against poor pay and conditions at major hospitality chains and ‘gig’ employers.
Lee’s story: “We were called to a meeting and told that if we didn’t pipe down, they didn’t know what would “happen to us”!”
Lee Fowler, an electrician who was blacklisted from the construction industry for 26 years after he spoke out about unsafe working conditions, spoke to the IER about his experiences.
Chris’ story: “To the people in charge now, I’m nothing but a bum wiper”
Chris, a care worker for people with learning disabilities, who has been in the industry for three decades and has seen it move hands from the public to private sectors, spoke to the IER about his experiences.
