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Hunt: I’ll sack foreign doctors then fine British ones if they try to leave
04 October 2016
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a new policy that could serve to lock junior doctors into a highly contested contract that has led to several widespread strikes among clinical staff.
Trade Union Act should be reviewed, says human rights report
A report submitted to the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review of the UK by the British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has recommended that the Trade Union Act 2016 is reviewed.
May asks former Labour adviser to conduct worker’s rights inquiry
03 October 2016
Theresa May has hired Matthew Taylor, previously an adviser to Tony Blair, to conduct an inquiry into workers' rights.
Only three employers prosecuted for paying less than minimum wage
29 September 2016
Only three of 700 employers identified as underpaying their workers have been prosecuted in the past two and half years, according to a Guardian report.
Manifesto for Labour Law ‘inspirational to European trade unionists’
28 September 2016The IER's Manifesto for Labour Law was partly borne out of international comparison with Europe's strongest economies, where collective bargaining has served to create more equal and more resilient economies than in the UK.
Ian Lavery: Together we can change the world of work
27 September 2016
Ian Lavery, Shadow Minister for Trade Unions, has called on the Labour Party and trade union movement to unite against the Trade Union Act and to form policies that revolutionise the world of work.
TSSA “extremely proud” to back IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law
27 September 2016General Secretary of the TSSA Manuel Cortes has announced the union's official support for the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law- 25 policy recommendations that have become the blueprint for Labour Party policy on employment law.
John McDonnell: Labour “will look to implement the recommendations of the Institute of Employment Rights”
26 September 2016
This morning, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the Labour Party Conference that a Labour government would look to implement the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law.
John McDonnell: We’re looking into practicalities of implementing IER Manifesto
26 September 2016
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was a surprise guest speaker at our lunchtime fringe event at the Labour Party Conference today, and he took to the platform to tell the packed room that Labour has moved on from supporting the Manifesto to considering the details of its implementation.
Tony Burke calls on Labour Party Conference to support IER Manifesto
26 September 2016
Assistant General Secretary of UNITE Tony Burke called on Labour Party members to support the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law at the Labour Party Conference this morning.
Protests ‘destroy’ TTIP – for now
23 September 2016
Austrian and French Ministers have advocated abandoning the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in its current form after widespread protests.
TUC Congress, UNITE pass motions to back Manifesto for Labour Law
23 September 2016TUC Congress and UNITE have passed official motions backing the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law.
