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Matt Wrack: “The FBU wholeheartedly supports the Institute’s plan to turn the economy and the British workplace around”
24 June 2016
General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Matt Wrack has spoken of his support for the Institute of Employment Rights’ (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law.
NUT chief says IER Manifesto “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020”
24 June 2016
NUT General Secretary Kevin Courtney has said that the IER’s Manifesto for Labour Law, which will be launched at a free Westminster event on 28 June, “puts us in good stead to build a brighter future in 2020”.
Len McCluskey: We support IER’s “genuine alternative” for UK labour laws
24 June 2016
Len McCluskey, General Secretary of UNITE, has spoken of his union’s support for the “genuine alternative” to the UK’s regressive labour laws, which have helped to keep millions of Britons trapped in poverty and vulnerable jobs.
TUC, UNITE and CWU join Manifesto for Labour Law launch
23 June 2016
New speakers from the CWU, TUC and UNITE have been announced for the IER's launch of its new Manifesto for Labour Law at Westminster on Tuesday 28 June.
IER places trade unions at heart of new policy proposals to be launched at Westminster event
17 June 2016
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER), an independent think tank for the labour movement, will launch a new Manifesto for Labour Law at Westminster on 28 June, which places trade unions at the heart of a proposed economic strategy for the next Labour government.
IER collaborates with Forced Labour Monitoring Group on Modern Slavery event
14 June 2016
The Institute of Employment Rights has collaborated with the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG) to host a conference on Labour Exploitation and Modern Slavery.
Check-off ban unlawful, High Court rules
20 May 2016
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won a case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after the government scrapped check-off for civil service workers.
Cameron agrees to NHS protection in TTIP, but Corbyn warns the battle is not won
20 May 2016
David Cameron has agreed to an amendment on TTIP to protect the NHS, but leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn has warned that there are still many risks to the trade deal.
Universal Credit means more stress, less training, and surveillance, research shows
13 May 2016
New research from the University of York into the recent Universal Credit (UC) pilot has found the benefit regime has a negative impact on claimants and does not succeed at helping people increase their income.
Most senior civil servants forced to work unpaid
13 May 2016
An unsustainable long-hours culture is emerging among senior civil servants, demonstrating how government policy has worsened working conditions in the sector it uses as its “guinea pig” for reform.
Amount of money owed to workers more than tripled last year
13 May 2016
There was a substantial increase in reports of employers not paying National Minimum Wage in 2015-16, according to a new report from the National Audit Office.
IER report: Repeal of Human Rights Act will undermine whistleblowers
13 May 2016
Whistleblowers will lose the protection of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the Right to Expression - if the UK government repeals the Human Rights Act.
