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TTIP Update: MEP trade committee backs TTIP
29 May 2015
Members of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee have agreed a resolution backing the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Ban on exclusivity clauses in ZHCs comes into force
27 May 2015
The provision contained in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, has finally come into force.
OECD calls for better working conditions
23 May 2015
A major study conducted by the OECD had found that the rise in in self-employment, temporary and part-time jobs over the past two decades has been a key factor in the rise of inequality. It finds that all the net jobs growth since 1995 in the UK has been accounted for by non-standard work.
Tories plan to seize migrant workers’ wages
21 May 2015
The police will have powers to seize the wages of undocumented workers, in plans to be unveiled in the Queen’s Speech next Thursday.
Network Rail accuses TSSA of ballot defects
19 May 2015
Network Rail is threatening legal action to evade next week’s national rail strikes, by claiming there were “defects” in the ballot.
Housing costs are increasing four times faster than wages
20 May 2015
Office for National Statistics show an annual housing prices increase of 9.6 percent, compared to just 2.2 percent for wages.
PCAW publish whistleblowing commission report
20 MAY 2015
From the PCAW website
In February 2013, Public Concern at Work launched the Commission to review the effectiveness of whistleblowing in UK workplaces to make recommendations for change. The Commission which is an independent body made up of industry and academic experts has made 25 recommendations for improving whistleblowing across UK workplaces.
Firefighters win legal challenge over pensions
20 May 2015
5,000 retired firefighters will be compensated after not receiving the pensions that they were entitled to.
TTIP Update: UNCTAD report and a setback in the senate
13 May 2015
Champions of free-trade have just experienced a setback in the US Senate, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s report on ISDS reflects growing concerns.
Access to justice: a bureaucratic nightmare
14 May 2015
An EAT has ruled that an employment tribunal was entitled to reject a claim due to an early conciliation number being incorrect.
Cameron’s new cabinet.
12 May 2015
The first all-Tory cabinet in 18 years has been selected and assembled, with cutting benefits being named as their top priority.
