Press releases
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New report reveals how the UK has fallen foul of international labour law
IER has published an expert-led analysis of the international laws to which the government to conform.
New report offers practical advice on protecting workers from dismissal over social media posts
A new report offers practical advice to trade unions seeking to protect their workers from dismissal over the content of their social media posts.
IER launches new proposals to end job insecurity and low pay
Independent think tank the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) will launch a comprehensive package of labour law proposals - Rolling out the Manifesto for Labour Law - on Sunday 09 September at TUC Congress.
New report recommends public inquiry into blacklisting scandal & criminal sanctions for blacklisters
14 December 2017A new report published by independent think tank the Institute of Employment Rights recommends a public inquiry is conducted into the blacklisting scandal, and sets out a Manifesto Against Blacklisting, proposing changes to the law, including criminal sanctions for employers operating blacklists.
Study: Exploitation of care workers demands action on sectoral collective bargaining
04 October 2017
A new report from think tank The Institute of Employment Rights, authored by a Cardiff University expert on labour standards in care work, concludes that establishing a sectoral collective bargaining process to negotiate workers' pay and conditions in the social care industry is the best way to prevent the exploitation of carers and improve the quality of care for service users.
Shadow Chancellor: IER Manifesto will inform future Labour policy
30 June 2016
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said that the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law will be used as a blueprint for future Labour policy.
Protect the Right to Strike. New video clip by Keith Ewing and John Hendy
As the government attempts to rush through the unnecessary and unpopular Trade Union Bill, the IER and the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom have released a new YouTube clip and two new publications to inform the debate. In the video, Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC explain the content and expose the purpose of the Bill.
PRESS RELEASE: The mythology of business
21 August 2015
A new publication, “The Mythology of Business”, has been released by the Institute of Employment Rights (IER). It dispels some of the myths surrounding business and its supposed benefits.
The publication is authored by David Whyte, Professor of Socio-legal studies at the University of Liverpool, and released in conjunction with the Centre for Labour and Social Studies (CLASS).
Pre Trade Union Bill analysis
15 July 2015
The Trade Union Bill will have its first reading in the House of Commons today (15 July 2015), when the full extent of the government’s vindictive attack on trade unions and their members will be revealed
NEW: You Tube clip of Ewing & Hendy
18 February 2015
It’s official. UK workers need a pay rise. Thank you Mr Cameron for your belated words of wisdom!
But Cameron’s outburst is no more than the Bullingdon Boy’s equivalent of saying, ‘let them eat cake’. Cameron is so far removed from the people he allegedly represents that he cannot see the problems let alone the solutions.
Press Release: Specialist think tank to discuss alternative agenda for labour law.
For immediate release
03 February 2015
The Institute of Employment Rights has brought together a high profile platform of policy makers, trade union leaders and labour lawyers to discuss an alternative, progressive agenda on labour law.
