Author: IER
5 million workers have no right to enforce rights with ‘parent company’, research shows
06 April 2018
Five million workers in the UK do not currently have the right to bring workers’ rights claims against their parent employer, for reasons such as that they work through an agency or for a franchise.
DPD offers workers’ rights, but lower pay
29 March 2018
'Gig' employer DPD has offered its couriers - until now ostensibly employed as independent contractors - workers' rights, but those who accept the deal will receive a lower rate of pay.
Think tank: Blacklisted workers need a change in the law as well as a public inquiry
23 March 2018
After the Metropolitan Police today admitted a role in the conspiracy to blacklist thousands of workers in the construction industry, leading labour law think tank the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) supports calls for a public inquiry into the scandal, and reiterates our recommendation for legislative reforms, including criminal sanctions for those who blacklist.
Unions hold govt to account over NHS pay
23 March 2018
Unions this week held the government to account over NHS pay, offering their members a settlement that could mean a 29% rise for some workers.
MPs warn of potential for “contracting catastrophe” in privatised probation services
22 March 2018
The Public Accounts Committee has warned that the government's privatised probation service programme - run by so-called Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) - could be approaching a "contracting catastrophe" with an impact reminiscent of the collapse of Carillion.
Social Mobility Commission must be given teeth, MPs urge
22 March 2018
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) - an advisory body that reports on inequality in the UK - must be given greater powers, the House of Commons Education Committee has urged.
UK workers feel more than £5,000 underpaid, poll finds
16 March 2018
Workers in the UK feel they are being undervalued by their employers, with the average person saying they are underpaid for their skills and hard work by over £5,000 a year.
Workers unfairly dismissed for raising safety concerns at Liverpool prison
12 March 2018
Two workers sacked for raising safety concerns at a Liverpool prison were unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Taylor gives govt ‘four out of ten’ for Good Work Plan
Matthew Taylor, who last year led the Modern Working Practices review into the 'gig' economy and precarious working, has give the government a rating of four out of ten for the actions it has taken based on his recommendations, the Independent has reported.
Employers accused of abusing loopholes in gender pay gap reporting laws
09 March 2018
Employers have been accused of abusing loopholes in reporting laws to make their gender pay gaps seem narrower than they are.
Major high street firms dodge minimum wage
09 March 2018
The government has named and shamed 179 employers for dodging the minimum wage, including several major high street firms.
Morrisons latest supermarket to face equal pay claim
09 March 2018
Morrisons is facing an equal pay claim expected to be worth as much as £100m in compensation on the heels of similar cases being brought against major supermarkets across the UK.