20 November 2017 Today’s publication of a draft bill from the Works and Pensions (DWP) Committee and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee to improve workers’ rights and strengthen…
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IER welcomes Labour’s 20-point plan for workers’ rights
02 May 2017 The Institute of Employment Rights welcomes the Labour Party’s 20-point plan to strengthen workers’ rights, which was published over the…
REVIEW: Too much law and not fit for purpose!
20 October 2016 By Declan Owens, Socialist Lawyer A Manifesto for Labour Law: towards a comprehensive revision of workers’ rights, published by the Institute of Employment Rights, 2016 Workers who…
REVIEW: Manifesto sets out stall on new workers’ rights
30 August 2016 By the Labour Research Department Britain’s largest unions are backing comprehensive policy proposals for a framework of collective bargaining, underpinned by strong trade union rights, drawn up…
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…
Three in four think Trade Union Bill is a waste of police time
10 September 2015 Should it be passed, the Trade Union Bill will require striking workers on a picket to identify themselves to police and give 14 days notice for all…
Minimum wage non-compliance has been increasing since 2016, LPC says
The number of workers who are paid below the statutory minimum increased again last year, following a trend of rising non-compliance with the law that has been ongoing since…
Theresa May announces remit of undercover policing enquiry
17 July 2015 Theresa May has outlined the terms of reference for the undercover policing…
Key Employment Rights briefing
10 July 2015 The Government has published a briefing on key employment…
PCAW publish whistleblowing commission report
20 MAY 2015 From the PCAW website In February 2013, Public Concern at Work launched the Commission to review the effectiveness of whistleblowing in UK workplaces to make recommendations for…
Labour’s workplace manifesto
1 April 2015 Labour have pledged to abolish employment tribunal…
Lobbying Bill to become law after Lords amendments fail
29 January 2014 The controversial Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill is to become law after it passed through the Lords without…