Author: IER
State pensions proposals ‘discriminate against low-paid workers’
24 March 2017
Former CBI Chief John Cridland has recommended that the government increase the state pension age (SPA) to 68 between 2037 and 2039, attracting criticism from the National Pensioners' Convention (NPC).
Tribunal fees “a clear violation” of UK & EU law, says Oxford University report
23 March 2017
Oxford University experts in economics, Associate Professor Abi Adams, and the law, Associate Professor Jeremias Prassl, have described the Coalition government's introduction of employment tribunal fees as "a clear violation" of UK and EU law.
Fathers afraid to ask for flexible hours
23 March 2017
The government's Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the issues holding fathers back from asking for flexible working arrangements following the birth of a child.
Bosses earning 386 Times The National Living Wage
22 March 2017
CEO’s of FTSE 100 companies are now earning 386 Times The National Living Wage, 67% are paid more than 100 times the average UK salary; and 90% are paid at least 100 times more than the National Living Wage.
Companies are forcing workers into bogus self-employment to avoid employment law, says Chair of govt review
Matthew Taylor, chair of the government's review into employment law in the gig economy, will include evidence in his final report that companies are forcing workers to take on roles as "self employed" people in order to avoid providing them with workers' rights.
‘Low morale, poor pay’ sees workers leave the NHS
17 March 2017
Problems with staff recruitment and retention in the NHS have been put down to low morale among the workforce and poor pay and rewards by most NHS staff in a recent survey.
63% of gig workers want stronger workers’ rights
17 March 2017
The much-relied upon justification for a "flexible" workforce and the encroaching gig economy is that it provides flexibility not only for the employer by for the worker – in essence, that workers want the gig economy – but new research has revealed that almost two-thirds want stronger workers' rights.
Pay slows, and public sector pay set to crawl
16 March 2017
The latest figures from the Office for National statistics show that pay growth has slowed compared with last year.
UK firms ‘making increasing use of exploitative haulage companies’
16 March 2017
UK firms are making increasing use of foreign haulage companies that exploit their workers and do not follow road safety regulations.
Govt u-turns on tax increase for self-employed people
15 March 2017
The government has u-turned on its Budget proposal to increase National Insurance Contributions for self-employed people.
67 academics back BA strikers
15 March 2017
As many as 67 academics from across the UK have signed their name to an open letter backing British Airways' (BA) workers taking industrial action.
UK faces worst decade of pay growth for 210 years, study shows
10 March 2017
An analysis of the government Budget has predicted that the UK will face the worst decade of pay growth seen in 210 years.
