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Len McCluskey’s response to Cameron’s union bashing
04 July 2013
Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has responded to Prime Minister David Cameron's insinuations that the union is in control of the Labour Party.
Shared parental leave unlikely to improve gender equality
03 July 2013
Shared parental leave proposals, which are to be introduced under the Children and Families Bill, have been met with concern in the House of Lords.
“At one establishment” rule for collective redundancies dismissed at EAT
03 July 2013
A landmark Employment Appeals Tribunal case has decreed that collective redundancies involving workers across multiple "establishments" must still involve consultation with trade unions.
Deregulation Bill attacks health and safety and anti-discrimination laws
03 July 2013
The draft Deregulation Bill was published on Monday (01 July 2013) and contains proposals to remove large sections of employees and employers from health and safety regulation, as well as weakening anti-discrimination laws.
TUC report proposes radical ‘predistribution’ strategy to heal flailing economy
03 July 2013
Higher wages, great employment levels and collective bargaining is the first step towards a new, stronger, economy, a new Trades Union Congress (TUC) report argues.
Liverpool MPs publish voluntary code of conduct for zero-hours contracts
28 June 2013
A report published by three Labour MPs from the Liverpool area includes six-point voluntary code for employers taking on staff on a zero-hour basis.
UN Special Rapporteur calls for increased trade union rights in the UK
27 June 2013
Trade union rights in the UK must be strengthened, the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom or peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai has said.
Human rights committee calls on govt to publish evidence that UK cannot afford optimum parental leave
27 June 2013
In its report on the Children and Families Bill, which is currently passing through parliament, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has called on the government to make public the evidence it has to show that the UK cannot afford the most effective shared parental leave plan.
John Hendy QC: ‘Union rights are human rights’
27 June 2013
By Adrian Roberts
Institute of Employment Rights chairman John Hendy QC has called collective bargaining a human right and insisted wages should be set by workers and "not the great and the good."
Spending review deepens attack on public sector workers
26 June 2013
Today’s spending review has announced further attacks on public sector workers’ pay and job security.
Zero-hour contracts used by employers to silence poorly treated workers, study shows
26 June 2013
A new study from the Resolution Foundation has revealed some employers use zero-hour contracts as a way of scaring their workers into silence in the face of abuses or unfair treatment.
Whistleblowing changes come into effect
26 June 2013
Changes to whistleblowing law enacted by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act have now come into effect.
