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PM’s head of policy wants to scrap employment rights
25 July 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May has hired George Freeman as the head of her policy board, giving backing to a man who believes people working for newly created firms should have no employment rights at all.
Certification Officer criticises Trade Union Act
20 July 2016
Submitting his final report to government before he retires, Certification Officer (CO) David Cockburn has criticised the Trade Union Act and the way it was brought into law.
CWU Chief: “Something has gone wrong in the way that Britain is being run”
19 July 2016
General Secretary of the Communication Workers' Union Dave Ward has backed the Institute of Employment Rights' (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law – 25 policy recommendations for a fairer economy – stating that the way the country is currently being run is unjust.
Tolpuddle Rallies For Union Rights
18 July 2016
The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival kicked off in a militant mood with a packed rally on trade union rights jointly organised by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom and the Institute of Employment Rights.
“Working people must be given the chance to choose their path out of the crisis,” say union members
15 July 2016
Delegates at the policy conference of Unite the Union have called on the Labour Party to protect workers’ rights in post-EU Britain.
Govt accused of hiding report that shows tribunal fees a “disaster”
08 July 2016
The government has been accused of stringing along the Select Committee for Justice on a report reviewing the impact of employment tribunal fees post implementation.
Work stress on the rise and job security must be broached, research shows
05 July 2016
The latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey of 3,000 Britons has revealed that work is becoming more stressful in the UK.
Jeremy Corbyn to speak at IER event
05 July 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will speak at a meeting hosted by the Institute of Employment Rights at the Durham Miners' Gala this Friday (08 July 2016), at which IER President Professor Keith Ewing and Chair John Hendy QC will discuss our proposals for the next Labour government.
Welsh government ‘to counter Trade Union Act’
05 June 2016
The Guardian has reported that the Welsh Assembly will tomorrow (05 July 2016) announce legislation that counters the draconian laws put in place by the Trade Union Act.
New Manifesto Calls For Penalising Blacklisting Bosses
01 July 2016
BOSSES who blacklist workers should face “criminal penalties,” according to a Manifesto for Labour Law unveiled by the Institute of Employment Rights.
Ronnie Draper: IER policy proposals “could bring security back into the workplace and growth into our economy”
27 June 2016
General Secretary of the BFAWU Ronnie Draper has lent his support to the IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law.
IER plan for workers could help “eliminate” blacklisting, says UNITE Assistant General Secretary
27 June 2016
Assistant General Secretary of UNITE the Union Gail Cartmail has welcome the Institute of Employment Rights’ Manifesto for Labour Law, stating that the policies it proposes would be instrumental in the fight against blacklisting if it was taking on by the next Labour government.
