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Government consults on race pay gap reporting duty
The government has launched a consultation into imposing a duty on employers to report the pay gap between workers of differing ethnicities.
Govt announces right to keep tips and duty to consider flexible working
In the week that insecure staff from across some of the UK's largest hospitality chains protested in the streets from Brighton to Glasgow, the government has announced some improvements to the law.
McStrike grows across hospitality sector: Wetherspoons and ‘gig’ economy workers join the fight
Yesterday, workers across the UK went on strike against poor pay and conditions at major hospitality chains and ‘gig’ employers.
Lauren’s story: “Young people don’t get discounted rent or food so why should they be paid so much less for doing the exact same job?”
Lauren Townsend, 26, who has led hundreds of her fellow TGI Friday's workers in a campaign against cuts to their employment rights, spoke to the IER about her experiences.
Lee’s story: “We were called to a meeting and told that if we didn’t pipe down, they didn’t know what would “happen to us”!”
Lee Fowler, an electrician who was blacklisted from the construction industry for 26 years after he spoke out about unsafe working conditions, spoke to the IER about his experiences.
Chris’ story: “To the people in charge now, I’m nothing but a bum wiper”
Chris, a care worker for people with learning disabilities, who has been in the industry for three decades and has seen it move hands from the public to private sectors, spoke to the IER about his experiences.
The latest employment and trade union law news for August 2018
06 September 2018
Following the August break, we bring you a summary of all the employment law and trade union rights news you may have missed during our News Brief holiday.
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VIDEO: IER Tolpuddle fringe meeting
Here is the full stream of the joint IER & Campaign for Trade Union Freedom fringe meeting, taken by one of our audience, which took place at Tolpuddle Martyrs festival this year. There were over 500 people packed in to the tent, with standing room only.
Govt committee proposes maximum workplace temperature laws
The Environmental Audit Committee has published a report recommending that the government consider instituting maximum workplace temperature requirements in response to recent heatwaves.
Weak public sector pay rises bashed by unions
30 July 2018
An announcement last week that public sector workers will see pay rises below inflation, and that the wage increases may have to come out of existing budgets, has been widely criticised by trade unions.
