Author: IER

Education unions respond to Government’s much delayed pay review submission

The DfE has belatedly provided evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body

Unions and business leaders lobby Starmer over workers’ rights

Fears grow party is poised for another U-turn akin to ditching of £28bn green pledge as business groups call for pragmatism

Lord John Hendy speaks in the Fire and Rehire debate in the House of Lords

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill debated on Friday 1 March 2024

Lydia Hughes and Lord John Hendy: The History of Trade Unions (podcast)

Surviving Society Productions in partnership with Red Pepper

International Women’s Day 2024

Equality at work for inclusive societies and stronger democracies

Outsourced facilities workers need Labour’s New Deal – PCS union

On 12 March, PCS will be supporting a joint lobby of MPs calling on Labour to honour its New Deal for Working People, if elected to government.

Budget 2024: IER reacts to the Chancellor’s statement

Working families need more money in their pockets, but not at the expense of services that so many low-paid workers rely on

Future workers rights legislation in Northern Ireland

Conor Murphy, Economy Minister, answered questions in the NI Assembly on the intended way forward for employment law

Ministers’ decision to reintroduce tribunal fees criticised by lawyers, unions and rights groups

Nearly 50 organisations including the TUC, Citizens Advice, Joseph Rowntree Foundation & Maternity Action call on government to reconsider its plans

Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) Bill – House of Lords

Lord Tony Woodley's Private Members Bill published on the 21st February 2024

Eight years after Didcot: how long do the families have to wait?

Families Against Corporate Killers (FACK) statement on 8 years of the Didcot collapse investigation

Labour’s New Deal on workers rights leaves UK business ‘on edge’

"A battle over workers’ rights is already prompting disquiet across UK boardrooms and will play a central role in the next general election campaign"
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