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Thousands of care workers lose out on back pay after judge overturns decision on sleep-in wage
19 July 2018
Thousands of carers will lose out on expected back pay after a judge overturned the decision that workers should receive the minimum wage during sleep-ins.
27 ‘freelance’ educators make claim for employment rights
19 July 2018
Art educators who claim they were recently dismissed by the National Gallery are challenging their employment status at tribunal.
Legal aid ‘deserts’ have made human rights “unenforceable”, say MPs
19 July 2018
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has criticised the government’s legal aid cuts, stating that they have made human rights “unenforceable” in the UK.
Wage growth slumps to six-month low
17 July 2018
Wage growth, which has been stalling since the recession, has now fallen to its slowest pace in six months.
Failure to enforce discrimination law “alarming and unacceptable”, says cross-party Committee
17 July 2018
A cross-party group of MPs has published a scathing report criticising the government's failure to properly enforce age discrimination law.
VIDEO: GFTU Gen Sec congratulates IER on 30 years of progress
12 July 2018
The General Secretary of the GFTU, Doug Nicholls, has recorded a Happy Birthday message to the Institute of Employment Rights on the occasion of our 30th Anniversary Year.
Committee criticises govt for “cost over quality” public sector outsourcing strategy
09 July 2018
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has criticised the government for a "cost over quality" approach to public sector outsourcing.
John McDonnell endorses IER at Unite Conference
06 July 2018
The Institute of Employment Rights was at the Unite union conference this week, where Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell endorsed the proposals of our Manifesto for Labour Law, and we welcomed Shadow Business Minister Rebecca Long-Bailey to our fringe meeting.
£10 minimum wage would mean £5.6m boost for public purse, research shows
06 July 2018
Increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour for workers over the age of 18 would generate £5.6 million a year for the public purse, research by Landman Economics has shown.
UN to investigate impact of austerity on human rights in UK
29 June 2018
Professor Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights for the United Nations (UN), will visit the UK this autumn to investigate the impact of eight years of austerity measures.
GMB reports Met Police to ICO
27 June 2018
The GMB union has reported the Metropolitan Police to the Information Commissioners' Office (ICO) after it ignored a Freedom of Information request.
Unions win pay offer of up to 27.7% for NHS Scotland workers
27 June 2018
NHS Scotland has offered workers a pay offer worth up to 27.7% over the next three years in a deal brokered by healthcare unions.
