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Govt publishes weak consultation on executive pay; accused of “tokenism”
29 November 2016
The government has today launched a consultation into corporate governance and executive pay, but the green paper published on the matter shows the government has watered down some of its pro-worker rhetoric.
GPs’ ‘unmanageable workload threatens patient safety’
28 November 2016
Unmanageable workloads are threatening patient safety, GPs have warned in a survey by the British Medical Association (BMA).
Pension age ‘looks set to increase’
28 November 2016
The State Pension Age looks set to increase again, former Pensions Minister Steve Webb has warned, after the government requested new figures that suggest it intends to expand the expected working age.
Executive pay surges to 74 times the average workers’ salary
28 November 2016
Executive pay has continued to surge upwards despite the nation's economic struggles, with CEOs now earning nearly 74 times more than the average workers' salary.
Lack of training driving low productivity, expert says
25 November 2016
Low skills within the workforce are a key driver of the UK's low productivity, an Open University expert has warned.
Wages will be “dreadful” for another five years, think tank warns
24 November 2016
Following yesterday's Autumn Statement, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that workers can expect real wages to remain below pre-recession levels until at least 2021.
Govt quietly privatises NHS recruitment
21 November 2016
The government has announced the privatisation of the single largest provider of bank NHS staff.
Tories cut 1m public sector jobs
21 November 2016
The Tories have cut a million public sector jobs since they came into power, new analysis by GMB has revealed.
May drops her “party of workers” act for the CBI
21 November 2016
When Theresa May announced the Conservative Party was the "party of workers", her words were met with cynicism and disbelief. Indeed, it seems the mask is starting to slip.
VIDEO: IER Chair John Hendy QC on how reform can help today’s precarious workers
17 November 2016
Our Chair John Hendy QC told the Unite the Resistance Conference how the Institute of Employment Rights’ Manifesto for Labour Law can put in place the legal framework to provide security for workers in the UK’s increasingly precarious labour market.
Only 10% escape low pay & skills crisis looms, warns govt report
16 November 2016
Only one in ten people on low pay escaped on to higher earnings between 2001 and 2011, the government's Social Mobility Commission has reported, warning of a looming skills crisis if current trends continue.
Over one in five workers now in precarious employment
15 November 2016
More than one in five workers now relies on precarious employment after the number of insecure jobs in the economy rose substantially over the last decade.
