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Conservatives press ahead with strike restrictions
13 May 2015
New business secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there will be “significant changes” to strike laws under the new Conservative government.
The People’s Assembly ‘End Austerity Now’ Demonstration
13 May 2015
The IER, a founder signatory to the People’s Assembly, is supporting this post-election demonstration to keep our anti-austerity message at the public and political forefront.
Tory plans and IER responses: Don’t miss IER’s programme of discussions for the year ahead.
11th May 2015
Following the results of the general election, it is clear that the labour movement’s response to the threatened attacks on our rights and freedoms will be more important than ever. Here at IER we will endeavour to inform that response starting with our forthcoming event Workplace Issues: taking up the issues with the new government on Wednesday 10th June in London.
EAT: Facility time counts as working time
7 May 2015
An Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that meetings for health and safety and trade union representatives qualify as working time with regards to the Working Time Regulations 1998.
Leaked: Welfare cuts to come
5 May 2015
The Guardian has revealed a list of potential cuts drafted by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Psychologists Against Austerity Campaign
6th May 2015
With the outcome of the general election looking unclear one thing we can be sure of is that austerity will be something that remains at the forefront of the electorate’s consciousness during the post-election period. How this will translate into government policy is uncertain, however one campaign making a case against further austerity policies is Psychologists Against Austerity.
Cable admits that employment tribunal fees were a mistake
1 May 2015
Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has admitted that the Coalition’s introduction of employment tribunals was a mistake.
Woolworths workers lose year-long fight for compensation
1 May 2015
Thousands of workers who lost their jobs when Woolworths collapsed have lost their compensation claim.
TUC: Zero hours contracts are the tip of the iceberg
30 April 2015
Zero hours contracts are only one aspect of the employment crisis.
The Labour manifesto: Health and Safety
29 April 2015
On International Workers Memorial Day 2015, Labour have taken the opportunity to unveil their plans for health and safety.
Living standards fell throughout entire Coalition period
30 April 2015
The period between 2010-2014 was the worst for living standards for at least half a century (directly comparable records begin in 1960), according to TUC research.
Tribunal victory for blacklisted worker
30 April 2015
A workplace rep has won his Employment Tribunal case for unfair dismissal.
