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Unions and employers call for mental health to be given same weight as physical health
In an open letter signed by unions, employers and charities, Prime Minister Theresa May has been called upon to give mental health the same weight as physical health in the workplace.
UN human rights expert blasts UK govt for “social re-engineering” that has imposed “great misery” on British people
Concluding his two-week visit to the UK, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, has published a scathing report that describes government policy as “social re-engineering” that has brought “great misery” to people across the UK.
High Court told gig workers have human right to collective bargaining
In a two-day High Court hearing ending today, John Hendy QC has made the argument that workers in the gig economy have a human right to collective bargaining under Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Serious injuries and illegally low pay rife at hand car washes, inquiry finds
An inquiry by the Environmental Audit Committee has found that workers at hand car washes across the UK are vulnerable to serious injuries and illegally low pay, as well as modern slavery.
New guidance withdrawing minimum wage from care workers published
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has released new National Minimum Wage guidance that withdraws the legal rate from care workers on sleep-in shifts.
EAT confirms Addison Lee drivers are ‘workers’
The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that drivers for taxi firm Addison Lee are not independent contractors, but are ‘workers’ due employment rights.
UK employers consider microchipping their staff
British employers are considering microchipping their staff using a similar system to that used on household pets.
Workload of British teachers massively underestimated by the public, research finds
The hefty workloads of British schoolteachers is massively underestimated by members of the public.
Govt considering bringing employment tribunal fees back
The government is considering putting employment tribunal fees back in place a year after they were deemed unlawful by the Supreme Court.
May gives go ahead for ‘gig’ economy reforms
Prime Minister Theresa May has backed reforms to employment law based on Matthew Taylor’s review into the so-called “gig” economy.
UN investigates impact of austerity
Special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights for the United Nations, Philip Alston, today begins a two-week investigation into the impact of austerity in the UK.
