Author: IER
GMB reports Met Police to ICO
27 June 2018
The GMB union has reported the Metropolitan Police to the Information Commissioners' Office (ICO) after it ignored a Freedom of Information request.
MoJ ‘did not do due diligence’ when contracting Carillion
26 June 2018
The Ministry of Justice did not do due diligence when contracting Carillion to provide facilities management for the prison service, the Minister for Prisons has inferred.
Hermes couriers ‘workers’, rules tribunal
25 June 2018
In the latest employment status challenge against a 'gig' economy employer, a tribunal has ruled yet again that workers have been misclassified as self-employed and thus deprived of their employment rights.
Police refuses to name blacklisted workers they spied on
25 June 2018
The Metropolitan Police has refused to name the workers that its undercover Special Branch spied on, including to the victims themselves.
Class still a significant factor in workplace progression, research finds
22 June 2018
Working class people continue to face barriers to career success, according to new research.
IER explains social care proposals at Unison conference
22 June 2018
The IER took its Manifesto for Labour Law policy ideas to Brighton on Wednesday as part of UNISON’s official fringe circuit.
Privatisation of probation “a mess”, say MPs
22 June 2018
The part-privatisation of probation services is "currently a mess", the Commons' Justice Committee has reported following an eight-month inquiry into the sector.
Govt spends millions on gagging orders amid reports of toxic workplace culture
22 June 2018
The House of Commons has spent millions on a total of 53 non-disclosure agreements on staff in the space of just five years, official data has shown.
Anti-union laws lead to 14% increase in workplace mortality, study finds
20 June 2018
Anti-union 'right to work' (RTW) laws in the US lead to a significant increase in workplace mortality, a new study has found.
MP launches inquiry into workers’ rights at Deliveroo
18 June 2018
'Gig' employer Deliveroo is coming under increasing pressure to reform its business model, as MP Frank Field launches an inquiry into workers' rights at the company.
Most Britons want railways to be renationalised, poll shows
15 June 2018
A new poll for The Independent has found that most people living in the UK want the railways to be renationalised.
Labour floats new sexual harassment at work protections
15 June 2018
Speaking at the BFAWU conference this week, leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn vowed to clamp down on sexual harassment in the workplace.
