Latest News
New report on platform economy marks first step towards considering a new international labour standard
A new ILO study marks a step forward towards creating a new international labour standard to support decent work in the platform economy.
Prime Minister ‘disappointed’ that train companies didn’t use new anti-strike laws
Rishi Sunak is disappointed train operators have not used a new law aimed at enforcing minimum service levels during strikes, No 10 said.
The reintroduction of employment tribunal fees. How did we get here?
IER resources to help understand the history of access to justice for workers
Legendary trade unionist Davie Cooper, who led the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, has died aged 84
Davie Cooper had a long career as union convenor at the Govan yard and was a powerful figure behind the scenes
Employment tribunal fees “put a hurdle in front of workers seeking justice”, says TUC
Union body says fees will allow “bad bosses” to “ride roughshod over staff”
TUC and REC urge government to abandon rehashed plan to allow agency staff to replace strikers
Representatives of both agency sector and unions say this plan is counter-productive, impractical and could prolong and inflame disputes
ASLEF call more strikes as Minimum Service Levels threat looms
Train services set to be disrupted for a week from 30th January, as dispute over pay rumbles on
ASLEF’s consultation response to hiring agency staff to cover industrial action
ASLEF's response to the Department for Business and Trade's consultation on hiring agency workers to cover strikes.
Gig economy: UK Supreme Court adds to developing case law with Deliveroo collective bargaining ruling
Lucy Trevelyan, writing for the International Bar Association
Minimum service strike law ‘should apply to Northern Ireland’, says Buckland
Robert Buckland, chair of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, said the legislation would help those who are in "dire need" to access services.
UK Government ‘breaching international law’ with seasonal worker scheme, says UN envoy
The Home Office has been found to be failing to investigate ‘clear indicators of forced labour’
