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Social Mobility Commission must be given teeth, MPs urge
22 March 2018
The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) - an advisory body that reports on inequality in the UK - must be given greater powers, the House of Commons Education Committee has urged.
MPs warn of potential for “contracting catastrophe” in privatised probation services
22 March 2018
The Public Accounts Committee has warned that the government's privatised probation service programme - run by so-called Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC) - could be approaching a "contracting catastrophe" with an impact reminiscent of the collapse of Carillion.
UK workers feel more than £5,000 underpaid, poll finds
16 March 2018
Workers in the UK feel they are being undervalued by their employers, with the average person saying they are underpaid for their skills and hard work by over £5,000 a year.
Workers unfairly dismissed for raising safety concerns at Liverpool prison
12 March 2018
Two workers sacked for raising safety concerns at a Liverpool prison were unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Major high street firms dodge minimum wage
09 March 2018
The government has named and shamed 179 employers for dodging the minimum wage, including several major high street firms.
Employers accused of abusing loopholes in gender pay gap reporting laws
09 March 2018
Employers have been accused of abusing loopholes in reporting laws to make their gender pay gaps seem narrower than they are.
Taylor gives govt ‘four out of ten’ for Good Work Plan
Matthew Taylor, who last year led the Modern Working Practices review into the 'gig' economy and precarious working, has give the government a rating of four out of ten for the actions it has taken based on his recommendations, the Independent has reported.
Morrisons latest supermarket to face equal pay claim
09 March 2018
Morrisons is facing an equal pay claim expected to be worth as much as £100m in compensation on the heels of similar cases being brought against major supermarkets across the UK.
Most young women have felt discriminated against at work, study shows
08 March 2018
A new poll has found that most young women have had first-hand experience of feeling discriminated against due to their gender at work.
Govt ‘misleading workers on end to public sector pay cap’
06 March 2018
The government has been accused of misleading workers on the end of its pay cap policy for public sector staff after analysis showed that many departments don't even have the budget to meet the 1% limit on raises implemented as an austerity measure.
Job Vacancy: National Assistant – Liverpool or London
05 March 2018
We are recruiting for a National Assistant.
The Institute of Employment Rights is looking to appoint a part-time assistant to join our busy team. Tasks will focus on promoting our work, increasing sales and reaching out to new funding opportunities. Knowledge of the trade union movement will be essential. The assistant will work 14 hours, over two days and can be based in Liverpool or London.
‘Over 100% increase’ in charity handouts to public sector workers hit by austerity measures
02 March 2018
There has been over a 100% increase in the number of charity grants provided to public sector workers over the last seven years after pay freezes left families without enough money to make ends meet, new figures show.
