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Seven years of austerity later, public spending has not decreased, says IFS report
01 November 2017
A new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has revealed that seven years of austerity has not accomplished its aim of reducing public spending.
Employers ‘using confusion over EU workers rights to exploit migrants’
27 October 2017
Employers are using EU workers' confusion over whether or not they will have a right to stay in a post-Brexit UK to exploit them, according to reports.
Lords seek govt backing to ban unpaid internships
27 October 2017
There was cross-party support in the House of Lords today for a ban on unpaid internships lasting over four weeks.
Public sector wages fall below private sector wages, shows GMB expose
23 October 2017
Figures requested by the GMB union have revealed that public sector workers' wages have fallen below those of their private sector counterparts.
Parliament debates statutory Parental Bereavement Leave
23 October 2017
In its 2017 Manifesto, the Conservative Party vowed to provide additional rights for paid leave for parents who have lost a child.
Most Brits back ban on unpaid internships, poll reveals
23 October 2017
The vast majority of the UK public would back a ban on unpaid internships lasting four weeks or more, a new poll has revealed.
Employment tribunal fee refund scheme opens
20 October 2017
The government's compensation scheme for claimants who paid employment tribunal fees that have since been found unlawful opened today.
Five out of six workers never escape low pay, study finds
20 October 2017
The latest report from the Social Mobility Commission has found that only one in six low-paid workers escaped onto a higher wage over the last decade.
Hermes tells MPs it would leave workers’ rights enforcement up to workers if it lost at tribunal
13 October 2017
In a hearing by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee as part of the Taylor Review of modern working practices, Hermes has said it would leave enforcement of employment law up to workers if it were to lose a cast at tribunal.
Law breaking ‘part of the plan’ for Uber
11 October 2017
Getting around the law is a key factor of the business model for gig economy enterprise Uber, key employees have told Bloomberg.
Largest ever pay equality case goes back to court
11 October 2017
Last October, a tribunal ruled that the work of predominantly female shop staff for Asda is of equivalent value to the work of predominantly male warehouse staff and that they should thus receive the same pay. Today, Asda take the case to the appeal.
Jeremy Hunt proposes Uber-style app for nurses
06 October 2017
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has been criticised for proposing an Uber-style app for nurses one year after Uber was shamed at tribunal for its shady employment practices.
