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The latest employment and trade union law news for August 2018
06 September 2018
Following the August break, we bring you a summary of all the employment law and trade union rights news you may have missed during our News Brief holiday.
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VIDEO: IER Tolpuddle fringe meeting
Here is the full stream of the joint IER & Campaign for Trade Union Freedom fringe meeting, taken by one of our audience, which took place at Tolpuddle Martyrs festival this year. There were over 500 people packed in to the tent, with standing room only.
Weak public sector pay rises bashed by unions
30 July 2018
An announcement last week that public sector workers will see pay rises below inflation, and that the wage increases may have to come out of existing budgets, has been widely criticised by trade unions.
Over 2m workers have holiday pay withheld, research shows
30 July 2018
New TUC research estimates that 2.2 million workers do not receive the paid annual leave they are entitled to, losing out on nearly £3 billion worth of holiday pay per year.
Govt committee proposes maximum workplace temperature laws
The Environmental Audit Committee has published a report recommending that the government consider instituting maximum workplace temperature requirements in response to recent heatwaves.
Independent review launched into Modern Slavery Act
An independent review has been launched into the Modern Slavery Act after a cross-party report revealed the extent of economic and social costs related to the crime.
Govt failing to tackle sexual harassment at work, MPs say
30 July 2018
The Women and Equalities Committee has lambasted the government, regulators and employers for failing to adequately tackle sexual harassment in the workplace.
State spied on, blacklisted and smeared trade unionists, records reveal
24 July 2018
Newly released records have revealed that the Thatcher and Wilson governments spied on trade unionists, according to the Guardian.
Deliveroo couriers ‘earn £2 an hour and sometimes work for free’, inquiry finds
24 July 2018
Couriers working for Deliveroo earn as little as £2 per hour and sometimes don't get paid at all for the tasks they undertake, a new report from MP Frank Field has found.
Labour will reinstate Agricultural Wages Board, Corbyn tells Tolpuddle
23 July 2018
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the Tolpuddle Festival yesterday (Sunday 22 July) that his party would bring back the Agricultural Wages Board (AGW).
Hotel workers claim exploitation on booming Isle of Skye
23 July 2018
Hotel workers on the Isle of Skye, which is currently experiencing a tourism boom, have complained that they are being denied their employment rights.
Over half of homeless families in England are in work, new research shows
23 July 2018
New research has confirmed that work does not pay for a significant proportion of people in England, as over half of homeless families are found to be employed.
