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IER response to govt deregulation inquiry: health and safety laws must be modernised
25 April 2018
Responding to the Parliamentary Regulatory Reform Committee's Government Deregulation Agenda Inquiry, the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) has recommended that health and safety legislation is modernised in keeping with an increasingly fragmented workplace.
PhD Studentship: Employment Rights and the Shareholder: Workers Rights vs ‘Owners’ Rights
24 April 2018
Applications are invited to undertake a full time three year PhD studentship starting in October 2018.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 09 May 2018 and interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 May 2018
Nearly 40% of ‘apprenticeships’ are bogus, analysis finds
20 April 2018
Employers are rebadging pre-existing low-paid jobs and training course as apprenticeships, thereby shifting the cost of upskilling to the government and dodging the minimum wage.
Where to find the IER this conference season
20 April 2018
If you're planning to attend your union conference this summer, be sure to look out for the Institute of Employment Rights and come and say hello!
MPs accuse government of dragging its feet on bogus self-employment
19 April 2018
The Chairs of the Work and Pensions (DWP) Select Committee and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Select Committee have criticised the lack of government action on bogus self-employment.
Institute of Employment Rights to launch in Scotland
19 April 2018
Labour movement think tank the Institute for Employment Rights (IER) is to open a Scotland division.
MPs urge govt to take action on gender pay gap
19 April 2018
MPs have urged the government to take action on the gender pay gap after one in ten employers failed to comply with reporting rules.
All sectors report gender pay gap that favours men
06 April 2018
The results of the first compulsory gender pay gap reporting exercise has shown that men are paid more than women on average in every sector.
5 million workers have no right to enforce rights with ‘parent company’, research shows
06 April 2018
Five million workers in the UK do not currently have the right to bring workers’ rights claims against their parent employer, for reasons such as that they work through an agency or for a franchise.
DPD offers workers’ rights, but lower pay
29 March 2018
'Gig' employer DPD has offered its couriers - until now ostensibly employed as independent contractors - workers' rights, but those who accept the deal will receive a lower rate of pay.
Think tank: Blacklisted workers need a change in the law as well as a public inquiry
23 March 2018
After the Metropolitan Police today admitted a role in the conspiracy to blacklist thousands of workers in the construction industry, leading labour law think tank the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) supports calls for a public inquiry into the scandal, and reiterates our recommendation for legislative reforms, including criminal sanctions for those who blacklist.
Unions hold govt to account over NHS pay
23 March 2018
Unions this week held the government to account over NHS pay, offering their members a settlement that could mean a 29% rise for some workers.
