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The Trade Union Bill 2015: Review and Resist! Free public meeting
Just two weeks after the publication of the Trade Union Bill 2015, trade unions, MPs and labour movement organisations will come together at a special public meeting to review the legislation and decide how best to resist.
Responses to the Trade Union Bill
23 July 2015
A collection of responses to the Trade Union Bill in the print and online media.
Inquiry into courts and tribunal fees launched
23 July 2015
The Commons Select Justice Committee has announced an inquiry into employment tribunal fees.
Maternity leave discrimination is going up
23 July 2015
A report published by the Equality and Human Rights commission has found that women are more likely to face discrimination on returning to work after maternity leave than they were a decade ago.
Ikea adopts the Living Wage
23 July 2015
Ikea has become the first large national retailer to commit to paying its UK staff the living wage.
In the Commons this week: The Welfare Bill
23 July 2015
John McDonnell said he “would swim through vomit to vote against the Bill, and listening to some of the nauseating speeches tonight, I think we might have to.”.
Theresa May announces remit of undercover policing enquiry
17 July 2015
Theresa May has outlined the terms of reference for the undercover policing enquiry.
Cameron to opt-out of EU employment law
17 July 2015
According to reports, David Cameron is to make an opt-out from EU employment laws, like the Working Time Directive and the Temporary Agency Work Directive, one of his goals in his EU negotiations.
Unemployment on the rise again
17 July 2015
Unemployment has risen for the first time in two years, casting the supposed momentum of the labour market recovery into doubt.
Large firms to be forced to publish gender pay gap
16 July 2015
Firms with over 250 employees will be required to publish the average pay of their male and female employees.
EMERGENCY MOTION REJECTS TRADE UNION BILL
16 July 2015
The Confederation of Shipbuilding & Engineering Union Conference, meeting in Southport on the day the Trade Union Bill was published, passed an emergency motion rejecting the measures contained within the Government’s Trade Union Bill. The motion is reproduced below
