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Govt protects businesses breaking minimum wage law
22 September 2016
The government is protecting companies that fail to pay minimum wage if they demonstrate they could face "a risk of personal harm" for breaking the law.
UNITE calls on Sports Direct to work with union for independent review
22 September 2016
UNITE has called on Sports Direct to work with the union in the process of putting together an independent review into its employment practices.
IER Director to Chair debate on media ownership, control and democratisation
22 September 2016
Join our Director Carolyn Jones on Monday evening (26 September 2016), as she chairs the Morning Star fringe at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.
Canada-EU trade deal could hit labour rights
21 September 2016
The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) – a deal between the EU and Canada – could lead to corporations making legal challenges to the UK over our labour rights.
IER Labour Party fringe, Monday 26th September, 12:30pm Hall 3A, Liverpool ACC
Why not come to our fringe meeting at this years Labour Party annual conference? The fringe theme will be around our Manifesto for Labour Law. It will be held at 12:30pm on Monday 26th September in Hall 3A within Liverpool ACC.
All of Manchester’s firefighters ‘could be sacked’
20 September 2016
All 1,250 frontline firefighters in Greater Manchester have been given their notice in an attempt to force them to accept a new contract.
Nine out of ten businesses say govt apprenticeship policy will not encourage them to hire apprentices
20 September 2016
A new survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows 89% of business people will not take on more apprentices following the introduction of funding reforms that the government says will lead to the creation of more apprenticeships.
REVIEW: Starting from Scratch: A Manifesto for UK Labour Law
20 September 2016
By the International Centre for Trade Union Rights
The International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) has reviewed the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law in its journal.
Oxfam points finger at exploitative employers as major cause of “shocking” inequality
15 September 2016
Oxfam has called on the government to protect workers' rights in order to reduce "shocking" inequality in the UK.
Workers’ rights will only get worse with free trade deals, IER Pres warns govt Committee
15 September 2016
President of the Institute of Employment Rights Professor Keith Ewing has warned that the UK is not adequately assessing whether it adheres to the International Labor Organisation's (ILO) four core principles – freedom of association, no discrimination, no child labour, and no forced labour – and that the situation can only get worse with free trade deals made after the UK leaves the EU.
Corbyn team reiterates support for IER Manifesto
13 September 2016
At a TUC Congress fringe event held by the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) on Sunday, two leading members of Jeremy Corbyn's team reiterated their support for the Manifesto for Labour Law – 25 policy proposals for reshaping workers' rights under the next Labour government.
