Latest News
Tribunal claims will be decided online, govt announces
24 February 2017
Following a consultation regarding reform to the Employment Tribunal process, which closed in January, the government has responded to confirm that some cases will be decided online.
UNISON: Collective bargaining prevents employer undercutting wages with migrant labour
24 February 2017
Public sector union UNISON has called for increased collective bargaining coverage to prevent employers from undercutting wages through the exploitation of migrant labour, providing evidence that austerity and privatisation are a bigger problem for workers than immigration.
How do we protect migrant workers in a post-EU UK?
22 February 2017
Yet more unclear news today on the future for migrant workers in the UK, as Brexit Secretary David Davis said the door will not "suddenly shut" after Britain leaves the EU, but that immigration controls will increase. His words are unlikely to reassure the three million EU nationals whose lives have been thrown into uncertainty since last year's vote to leave the EU.
Migrant workers ‘being mislead on their rights’
17 February 2017
Migrant workers are being deliberately mislead on their rights, allowing employers to exploit them, the leader of the government's review into employment law and the gig economy has said.
Taylor: Businesses are evading tax and workers feel like “slaves”
17 February 2017
In interviews before his tour of the UK to investigate the experiences of workers and employers in the modern economy, government job tsar Matthew Taylor has warned that businesses are deliberately exploiting vulnerable workers to evade tax.
CETA approved by EU parliament, but still no debate in Westminster
17 February 2017
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Europe and Canada was voted in by the EU parliament this week, but it has still not been debated in Westminster.
Govt refuses public inquiry into blacklisting
13 February 2017
Business Minister Margot James has refused to conduct a public inquiry into blacklisting after being called to do so by Labour MPs.
Govt review into employment status and workers’ rights finally surfaces
13 February 2017
In October 2014, then Business Secretary Vince Cable launched a review into employment statuses, noting an increase in precarious work. The review he commissioned was completed in December 2015 but was only published last week.
Real wages face further squeeze: Bank of England
09 February 2017
Real wages, which have already fallen by 10.4% since 2007, are facing further squeezes, according to new projections from the Bank of England.
27% more people in insecure work since 2011, study shows
07 February 2017
The number of people in roles that provide no guaranteed hours of fundamental working rights has jumped by 27% in the last five years.
If govt wants older people to stay in work, it needs to improve their rights
03 February 2017
The government yesterday announced a new strategy to "encourage the over 50s to reap the benefits of work" – a phrasing that seems to place responsibility on the unemployed for their own bad luck – at a time when it is systematically undermining the very mechanisms that could help older workers fight for their rights.
