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Shares for rights scheme voted back in by MPs
17 April 2013
The shares of rights scheme has been voted back into the Growth and Infrastructure Bill by MPs after the Lords introduced an amendment to the Bill to scrap all plans for the programme.
Agricultural Minimum Wage abolished without Commons debate
17 April 2013
Agricultural Wage Boards (AWBs) have been abolished, taking with them the Agricultural Minimum Wage, without any Commons debate on the matter after the Coalition ignored procedure to force the proposal through.
Blacklisting ‘may not be a thing of the past’
The interim report of the Scottish Affairs Parliamentary Committee's inquiry into blacklisting on construction sites disagrees with Coalition claims that blacklisting is a thing of the past.
IER and Unison respond to govt’s attempt to help employers avoid TUPE
10 April 2013
The Coalition's proposed changes to TUPE regulations could make it more difficult for employees to remain on a fair wage when they are transferred to a new employer.The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) and Unison have both submitted strong evidence to the government to prove the unsuitability of its plans.
Over 3,000 civil servants may be banned from industrial action
27 March 2013
Over 3,000 civil servants may be forbidden from taking industrial action if proposed legislation in the Crime and Courts Bill is allowed to pass into law.
UCATT achieves “major step forward” in fight against blacklisting
22 March 2013
Construction union UCATT has secured some protection against blacklisting for UK workers in the industry.
Ricky Tomlinson to address CTUF rally on Saturday
21 March 2013
The Campaign for Trade Union Freedom (CTUF), supported by the Institute of Employment Rights, is excited to reveal that Ricky Tomlinson will be addressing what promises to be a large and enthusiastic crowd at this weekend’s rally.
LAUNCH RALLY: SATURDAY 23 MARCH
1.30pm at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London NW1
Lords ditch shares-for-rights proposals: a win for workers, but is this the end of such bonkers ideas?
21 March 2013
The House of Lords has voted to remove Clause 27 of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which would legislate to allow employers to offer shares in their organisation to workers in return for the right to claim unfair dismissal, to be paid a redundancy settlement and to request flexible working and training.
New mothers frequently refused flexible working conditions, poll shows
15 March 2013
New mothers are often refused flexible working conditions and part-time hours, a survey has shown, revealing the inequality women face at a time when the Children and Families Bill threatens to present further difficulties to parents and the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty risks removing some protections against discrimination in the public sector and workers outsourced for public sector projects.
NW TUC backs general strike
15 March 2013
The 130 delegates in attendance at the North West TUC conference unanimously agreed to back any call from the TUC for general strike activity once the TUC General Council have completed their deliberation over the practicalities of holding a general strike.
UK women worse off than in other developed countries
13 March 2013
New research has revealed that female workers in the UK are in a worse position than in other developed countries, falling to the 18th position on Pricewaterhouse Coopers' (PwC) Women in Work Index behind a whole host of European countries and the US.
Workers could be blacklisted if they disagreed with their managers on health and safety, Balfour Beatty admits
13 March 2013
Workers may have been blacklisted for raising health and safety issues with which their managers disagreed were a genuine concern, CEO of Balfour Beatty Construction Services UK Mike Peasland has admitted.
