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IPCC refuses to launch a formal enquiry into Orgreave
12 June 2015
After a two year delay, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has announced it will not launch an enquiry into the police brutality against miners on strike at Orgreave in South Yorkshire.
Unemployment is not a psychological disorder
12 June 2015
The Department for Work and Pensions is using language and policy to rebrand unemployment as a mental health disorder, according to a new scientific study.
Survey finds public sector stress crisis
12 June 2015
A survey commissioned by the Guardian to investigate public sector workers’ wellbeing has been published.
TTIP: Vote at EP Postponed
10 June 2015
The major TTIP vote that was due to take place this week has been postponed by the European Parliament at the last minute. The debate, due to happen at the same time, has also been postponed.
Cameron’s plans to renegotiate EU working rights.
10 June 2015
The TUC is urging Cameron to come clean about his plans for re-negotiating rights for working people set out originally under the European Social Chapter.
Blacklisted workers bribed with “derisory” compensation offers
10 June 2015
Victims in the blacklisting scandal are receiving compensation offers in a bid to persuade them drop their High Court claims.
“The right to strike makes the difference between people being workers and being slaves”
11 June 2015
Anna Soubry, the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, dodged questions about Trade Unions and working rights in PMQs.
Rana Plaza murders show what’s at stake for employment rights
3 June 2015
42 people in Bangladesh have been charged with murder in connection with the Rana Plaza factory collapse which killed 1,134 people in 2013.
Mental Health in the Workplace
4 June 2015
A report from Lancaster University’s Work Foundation finds that more must be done to support those with depression in the workplace.
How Corrupt is Britain?
4 June 2015
A review of How Corrupt is Britain by IER Executive Committee member Professor David Whyte. This review is authored by Gwyn Griffiths and was first published in the Morning Star.
