08 June 2017 As the electorate goes to the polls today, our Chair John Hendy QC and President Professor Keith Ewing, explain why trade union rights are an important factor…
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Labour Law Review 2009 (Download, trade union)
A review of the case law over the course of the year and the implications for workers and trade…
Labour Law Highlights 2014 (Download)
The biggest change felt this year was the 2013 introduction of fees in employment tribunals, but no party has committed to repealing…
What are the barriers to improving union recognition in the workplace?
Legislation giving workers the right to have their union recognised by their employer exists but is weak and little…
Teachers and headteachers consider ‘unprecedented’ joint strike over schools cuts
This week, three education unions will consult their members over taking industrial action in response to last week’s…
Govt ‘orchestrating information blackout’ with secretive Cabinet Office unit
The Cabinet Office has been accused of undermining the UK’s democratic system by controlling the information that leaves…
The Welfare State, wages & work: Disintegration or renewal?
Keith Puttick highlights how changes to the benefits system has had a deleterious effect on labour…
“I now pronounce you contractor”: Prop22, labour platforms and legislative doublespeak
Gig work platforms have successfully lobbied to bend the law in the US, sounding a warning toll to European workers, who may be targeted…
Being respectable doesn’t mean that the Hostile Environment won’t get you
The hostile environment puts anyone who is not white or who cannot prove they were born in the UK in…
The National Minimum Wage Bill: What it is, why it’s needed, and how it could be strengthened
A new Labour Bill would require employers to demonstrate they are complying with National Minimum Wage…
Public Interest Whistleblowing: Twelve Years of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
Catherine Hobby analyses the impact of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 12 years after it was…
Days of Action: The legality of protest strikes against government cuts
This book considers whether a day of action taking place on a weekday to protest government cuts and austerity could be…
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