Press releases
Here you will find our press releases
Controlling Fat Cat Pay
20 June 2012
Statutory places for worker reps on remuneration committees would be a far more effective way to control executive pay, says IER.
Ellesmere Port: Success or Sacrifice?
18 May 2012
The IER notes that the Ellesmere Port deal came at a cost.
Why are train drivers male and white? Union asks.
16 May 2012
Train drivers are a colourful group of people. But that doesn't extend to race or gender, according to a report released today at the ASLEF conference. Only about 4.2% of the grade ASLEF represents are women and a mere 4.9% come from ethnic minorities.
Govt risks repeat of Liverpool crane collapse with promises of deregulation
On the very day two construction companies were found guilty of causing serious injury to the operator of a crane that collapsed in the centre of Liverpool, the government pledged to undermine the law that brought them to justice.
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) is warning that the coalition’s supposed aim to ‘cut red tape’ could put thousands of workers in danger of injury and disease in the name of populist politics and tabloid myths that have no bearing on reality.
What price justice? Too dear for you!
04 March 2012
As the misnamed Ministry of Justice considers responses to its consultation paper on charging fees in employment tribunals, IER notes that a cursory glance at the state of British employment rights and trade union freedoms highlights the extent to which access to justice is systematically being shut down for British workers.
Recent press releases from the Institute
You will find below a list of all the latest press releases from the Institute of Employment Rights, covering our publications, consultation responses, briefings and events.
If you need any further information please contact Carolyn Jones on 0151 207 5265.
IER Reaction to Government Axing of One Third of HSE Workplace Inspections
9 March 2011
Unannounced workplace inspections could be reduced by a third from 2011–12 onwards, according to a leaked letter obtained by the BBC’s File on 4 programme. An IER Briefing by Steve Tombs and David Whyte sets out the danger of deregulating health and safety.
IER Chair John Hendy QC on BBC Radio 4
6 January 2011
In a programme hosted by broadcaster Clive Anderson, the Chair of the Institute, John Hendy QC, is joined by David Reed QC, Sir Thomas Morrison and Bronwyn McKenna of Unison as they discuss how the law controls the actions of trades unions and employers during industrial disputes.
Press Release: Minimum Wage Freeze Would Make No Sense
14 October 2010
The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) has warned against any freeze in the minimum wage, claiming that such a move would be both economically and morally unjustifiable.
IER director Carolyn Jones explained that failing to increase the minimum wage – which currently stands at £5.93 an hour for over-21s – in line with inflation would deter some workers from spending their money at Britain’s retail outlets.
IER Health and Safety Report on Left Foot Forward
7 October 2010
The authors of IER’s recent report rebutting the myth of health and safety gone mad, have updated their comments on Left Foot Forward in response to statements by Cameron and Young.
