Author: IER
Employment tribunal fee refund scheme opens
20 October 2017
The government's compensation scheme for claimants who paid employment tribunal fees that have since been found unlawful opened today.
Hermes tells MPs it would leave workers’ rights enforcement up to workers if it lost at tribunal
13 October 2017
In a hearing by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee as part of the Taylor Review of modern working practices, Hermes has said it would leave enforcement of employment law up to workers if it were to lose a cast at tribunal.
Law breaking ‘part of the plan’ for Uber
11 October 2017
Getting around the law is a key factor of the business model for gig economy enterprise Uber, key employees have told Bloomberg.
Largest ever pay equality case goes back to court
11 October 2017
Last October, a tribunal ruled that the work of predominantly female shop staff for Asda is of equivalent value to the work of predominantly male warehouse staff and that they should thus receive the same pay. Today, Asda take the case to the appeal.
Govt refuses to bar blacklisters from public contracts, despite evidence practice continues
06 October 2017
The government has refused to take action on known blacklisters in the construction industry by barring them from public sector contracts, despite contemporary evidence that the practice continues.
UK workers’ productivity falls again
06 October 2017
The UK's economic productivity has fallen again, deepening the productivity gap between the nation and our G7 competitors, which is already at its widest on record.
Jeremy Hunt proposes Uber-style app for nurses
06 October 2017
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been criticised for proposing an Uber-style app for nurses one year after Uber was shamed at tribunal for its shady employment practices.
Study: Exploitation of care workers demands action on sectoral collective bargaining
04 October 2017
A new report from think tank The Institute of Employment Rights, authored by a Cardiff University expert on labour standards in care work, concludes that establishing a sectoral collective bargaining process to negotiate workers' pay and conditions in the social care industry is the best way to prevent the exploitation of carers and improve the quality of care for service users.
Govt extends minimum wage ‘amnesty’ for care work providers
29 September 2017
The government has extended its suspension of minimum wage law enforcement for social care providers, leaving low-paid workers unable to access the money they are owed.
Addison Lee latest gig employer to be found breaking the law
27 September 2017
Courier and taxi service Addison Lee has become the latest gig employer found to be misclassifying its drivers as "self employed", thus avoiding giving them workers' rights.
Shadow Business Secretary promises day one rights, the end of the TUA, & Ministry of Labour at IER Fringe
26 September 2017
Shadow Business Secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey yesterday (25 September 2017) vowed that the next Labour government will provide workers with all their rights from day one, will abolish the Trade Union Act 2016, and will establish a Ministry of Labour.
1.4m now on zero-hour contracts
22 September 2017
There are now 1.4 million workers employed via zero-hour contracts, according to the latest Office for National Statistics report.
