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New mothers forced into low-paid work, campaigners warn
New mothers are being forced to take low-paid, part-time work or even quit their jobs entirely because they cannot find an employer willing to provide flexible working arrangements and childcare is too expensive.
Leaked document reveals govt plan to tear up workers’ rights
A leaked document seen by the Financial Times has revealed the government's plans to dilute workers' rights after the UK leaves the EU.
Govt proposes consultation on making employers provide references
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced its intention to consult on proposals to make employers provide references to workers.
Northern Irish health workers getting left behind, Unison warns
NHS workers in Northern Ireland are being forgotten when it comes to improvements in pay and conditions, public services union, Unison, has warned.
McDonald’s workers announce ‘biggest ever’ strike
McDonald's workers across the UK have warned bosses that they are planning to launch the biggest wave of fast food strikes the UK has ever seen.
Over half of UK workers have witnessed or experienced discrimination, survey finds
Over half of UK workers have experienced or witnessed discrimination at work, with rates of this form of injustice higher in Britain than in France or
ASDA threatens to sack 12,000 workers if they don’t give up breaks
Supermarket giant, ASDA, has threatened to sack 12,000 UK workers if they do not agree to give up paid breaks and bank holidays.
ACAS and Unison issue menopausal workers’ rights advice
On World Menopause Day (Friday 18 October), both Acas and the public service union Unison issued guidance for protecting the rights of workers who are experiencing the menopause.
BRIEFING: The two Brexit ‘deals’ – and their implications for workers’ rights – compared
The Institute of Employment Rights today published a timely briefing prepared by EU law expert Professor Nicola Countouris and IER President Professor Keith Ewing.
Govt pushes forward with social care recruitment without reviewing workers’ rights
The government is pushing forward with its social care recruitment campaign, without first addressing the main drivers of high turnover in the sector - poor pay and insecure hours.
Govt says it will make modern slavery history – but experts warn the victim toll is rising
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, today – Anti-Slavery Day – pledged to "consign modern slavery to the history books", but despite government reports that investigations are on the increase, experts warn that the number of victims is rising too.
Austerity whistleblower wins Supreme Court case to be granted employment rights
District Judge, Claire Gilham, has won a Supreme Court case over the interpretation of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), allowing her to take her whistleblowing case to tribunal.
