Author: IER
Gender Pension Gap: retired women effectively go 4 months a year without a pension
Retired women get a third less pension than men – an income gap of more than £7,000 a year.
Church and synagogue singers publish code of practice to improve working conditions
Equity members working as singers in churches and synagogues have launched a code of practice to improve working conditions for their profession
New Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) Judge Appointed
Jack Feeny appointed to be Circuit Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) with effect from 7th September 2026
Eight simple measures the Govt could introduce in advance of the full implementation of New Deal for Working People
The IER and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom propose eight measures that Burnham's Government could introduce
Don’t boycott GTA VI’: Fired workers urge fans to back legal fight instead
The final hearing of the workers’ legal proceedings against Rockstar will begin in Glasgow next month.
Exploitative zero-hours contracts are endemic, TUC says
1.2 million workers now on ZHC - an increase of 55,000 over the year.
Butlin’s Resort Safety Officers to strike over August Bank Holiday weekend
Resort Safety Officers at Butlin’s Bognor Regis vote unanimously in favour of strike action & announce strike action over August bank holiday weekend.
Hospitality workers demand an end to zero-hours insecurity as bosses lobby again planned new protections
The number of people on zero-hours contracts has hit a record high with more than 1.2 million people now on them, despite government reforms
ASDA outsources 3,500 cleaner jobs in ‘detestable’ move
The troubled supermarket giant plan to move the cleaners to third party providers Bidvest and NIC Cleaning Services.
V&A director’s refusal to attend talks is ‘shocking’ and ‘disrespectful’
V&A management has failed to offer an acceptable pay offer for workers or become a Real Living Wage accredited employer.
No to driver-only operations on Chiltern, say rail union
RMT has rejected plans to introduce Driver Only Operation (DOO) on the new East West Rail line.
