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UK worst in Europe for parental pay
28 November 2013
The UK has been dubbed the "scrooge of Europe" by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) after analysis by the organisation revealed parental pay in the country is the worst in the continent.
Fight Coalition attack on trade unions
28 November 2013
The People's Assembly has provided a channel through which UK workers can fight back against the Coalition's attack on trade unions in the form of an online petition.
IER contributes to report recommending further protection for whistleblowers
28 November 2013
Public Concern at Work (PCAW), a whistleblowing charity, has released its Whistleblowing Commission Report, recommending a new Code of Practice on whistleblowing arrangements in the workplace and the prohibition of unjust acts such as blacklisting whistleblowers.
Welsh Assembly demonstrates progressive attitude to blacklisting scandal
28 November 2013
While Coalition politicians bury their heads in the sand as the blacklisting scandal rages on, with Conservative and Liberal Democrat Party members denying evidence of ongoing blacklisting or the need for further legislation, the Welsh Assembly has taken note of the public's discontent and shown a progressive attitude.
Trade Union Administration Bill ‘could be seen as simple provocation’
13 November 2013
Part Three of the Lobbying Bill, which proposes tightening regulation on trade union membership registration even further, could be seen as nothing more than provocation by some sections of society if it goes through in its current form.
Government forced into Lobbying Bill pause
06 November 2013
Following widespread opposition to both the content of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill and the way it has been hurriedly progressed through parliament, the government has agreed to pause the Bill up to six weeks.
Minimum wage payment found to be important issue for Britons
01 November 2013
A survey has shown that 80% of people would refuse to buy the services or products of a business if they found out the firm was underpaying its staff.
New TUPE Regulations published
01 November 2013
The new TUPE Regulations have been published by the government, revealing service provision rules will not be repealed, but several changes will be made that could hinder trade union activity.
Over half of workers awarded compensation at an Employment Tribunal do not receive it, study shows
01 November 2013
A new government-commissioned study has found that over half of those awarded compensation at an Employment Tribunal (ET) never receive payment in full.
Coalition’s ‘red tape bonfire’ bites back in hypocritical Lobbying Bill
31 October 2013
Having spent three and a half years promising to slash what the Coalition are calling 'red tape' (read health and safety legislation and employment rights), the government's own policies have come back to bite them in their attempt to put even more regulatory restrictions on trade unions.
IER responds to BIS whistleblowing consultation
30 October 2013
The Institute of Employment Rights has issued a response the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills' (BIS) Call for Evidence on the Whistleblowing Framework.
Existence of third blacklist confirmed
25 October 2013
A former senior executive at ACAS has been implicated in the blacklisting scandal following new evidence sent in a letter to the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) by the Information Commissioners' Office (ICO).
