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Unite General Secretary calls for two-thirds majority support before EU rights can be scrapped
31 March 2017
General Secretary of Unite Len McCluskey has called for a two-thirds threshold to be implemented in parliament before EU rights can be scrapped.
Deliveroo: ‘We can’t pay minimum wage, so we don’t want riders going to tribunal’
31 March 2017
Deliveroo Managing Director Dan Warne has told a Commons Select Committee that his company cannot pay the minimum wage within its business model and that is why it is resistant to its riders enforcing their rights at tribunal.
Great Repeal Bill ‘could affect workers’ rights’
30 March 2017
The government today published The Great Repeal Bill, giving itself sweeping powers to amend EU law without a parliamentary vote, and experts warn this could affect employment protections.
200 riders take Deliveroo to task
29 March 2017
Following a string of successful cases in which gig economy workers have been found to be misclassified as "self employed" and therefore entitled to workers' rights, 200 Deliveroo riders are set to take the delivery company to task about their employment status.
Supreme Court to make decision on legality of tribunal fees within six months
29 March 2017
The Supreme Court yesterday concluded a two-day hearing of Unison’s judicial review against the government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees in 2013.
Courier misclassified as “self employed”, tribunal finds
27 March 2017
In a further indictment of the gig economy, another tribunal has ruled that a person classified as "self employed" is in fact a "worker".
Unison judicial review against tribunal fees heard by Supreme Court
27 March 2017
Unison's judicial review against the government's introduction of employment tribunal fees in 2013 was today heard in the Supreme Court.
MPs call for fathers’ rights around parental leave
27 March 2017
A letter signed by a cross-party group of 44 MPs has called on the government to provide better workers' rights to fathers, according to the Independent.
UK maternity package ‘among worst in Europe’
24 March 2017
UK workers receive some of the worst maternity packages in Europe, according to new research from the TUC.
State pensions proposals ‘discriminate against low-paid workers’
24 March 2017
Former CBI Chief John Cridland has recommended that the government increase the state pension age (SPA) to 68 between 2037 and 2039, attracting criticism from the National Pensioners' Convention (NPC).
Fathers afraid to ask for flexible hours
23 March 2017
The government's Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the issues holding fathers back from asking for flexible working arrangements following the birth of a child.
Tribunal fees “a clear violation” of UK & EU law, says Oxford University report
23 March 2017
Oxford University experts in economics, Associate Professor Abi Adams, and the law, Associate Professor Jeremias Prassl, have described the Coalition government's introduction of employment tribunal fees as "a clear violation" of UK and EU law.
