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How unions are resisting the Trade Union Act
The Trade Union Act 2016 came into force on Wednesday 01 March 2017, prompting unions up and down the country to set out their plans of resistance.
UNISON wins landmark holiday pay case for workers on commission
03 March 2017
UNISON this week won a landmark case to entitle workers on commission to holiday pay.
IER guide to TUA
01 March 2017
The main provisions of the Trade Union Act 2016 came into effect today, and the IER has created this guide to explain which rules have come into effect and what their expected impact will be on the labour movement as well as for workers.
Govt excludes BME workers from working group on BME equality
28 February 2017
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a working group to discuss improving work opportunities for BME workers but has not invited any representatives of BME workers to participate
Deliveroo agrees to drop anti-tribunal clause
24 February 2017
Deliveroo has told a government Select Committee that it will drop a clause in the contracts it offers its so-called "self-employed" delivery workers, which aims to dissuade them from enforcing their rights at tribunal.
Britons ‘worked 2.1bn hours for free last year’
24 February 2017
UK workers put in 2.1 billion hours for free in 2016, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed, urging Britons to take their full lunch breaks and go home on time.
Govt shelves British Bill of Rights (again)
24 February 2017
The government has once again postponed its development of a British Bill of Rights, with Justice Secretary Liz Truss explaining the issue will be revisited after the UK leaves the EU.
Tribunal claims will be decided online, govt announces
24 February 2017
Following a consultation regarding reform to the Employment Tribunal process, which closed in January, the government has responded to confirm that some cases will be decided online.
UNISON: Collective bargaining prevents employer undercutting wages with migrant labour
24 February 2017
Public sector union UNISON has called for increased collective bargaining coverage to prevent employers from undercutting wages through the exploitation of migrant labour, providing evidence that austerity and privatisation are a bigger problem for workers than immigration.
How do we protect migrant workers in a post-EU UK?
22 February 2017
Yet more unclear news today on the future for migrant workers in the UK, as Brexit Secretary David Davis said the door will not "suddenly shut" after Britain leaves the EU, but that immigration controls will increase. His words are unlikely to reassure the three million EU nationals whose lives have been thrown into uncertainty since last year's vote to leave the EU.
Migrant workers ‘being mislead on their rights’
17 February 2017
Migrant workers are being deliberately mislead on their rights, allowing employers to exploit them, the leader of the government's review into employment law and the gig economy has said.
Taylor: Businesses are evading tax and workers feel like “slaves”
17 February 2017
In interviews before his tour of the UK to investigate the experiences of workers and employers in the modern economy, government job tsar Matthew Taylor has warned that businesses are deliberately exploiting vulnerable workers to evade tax.
