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Collective Bargaining in Ireland: lessons for Westminster?
29 April 2015 By Michael Doherty, Professor of Law and Head of the Department of Law at Maynooth University, Ireland The voluntarist system of employment relations that exists in Ireland…
Govt pledge of higher pay hangs the least advantaged out to dry
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, this week told the Conservative Party Conference that he would extend the right to the higher band of the National Minimum Wage to younger…
Trade Unions and the General Election 2015
13 May 2015 By Professor Keith Ewing Shortly after the general election in 2010, I wrote in these columns that Cameron would win the 2015 general election (Morning Star, 18…
BME unemployment rate over twice as high as white workers – with gap widening through pandemic
New analysis by the TUC published today has revealed the unemployment rate for BME workers is more than double that of their white…
‘We Shouldn’t See Anything As Being Off The Table’ – Neil Todd on building on the Employment Rights Bill
Watch this clip from Episode 6 of the IER Podcast episode on Fire and Rehire regulation in the…
A pre-emptive injunctive relief power is necessary to stop rogue employers in the future, says RMT
Without pre-emptive legal teeth, the Employment Rights Bill risks creating loopholes for employers to exploit- warns…
IER launches free seminar on govt failings over Covid health and safety
The IER will hold a free-to-attend seminar on the government and HSE’s response Covid-19 in the workplace at 10am on Tuesday 30 March…
Trade union membership rises for fourth year running
Over 100,000 additional workers joined trade unions last…
Furloughing and fundamental rights: The case of paid annual leave
Can an employer force a furloughed worker to take annual…
Thousands of care workers lose out on back pay after judge overturns decision on sleep-in wage
19 July 2018 Thousands of carers will lose out on expected back pay after a judge overturned the decision that workers should receive the minimum wage during…
Jeremy Corbyn thanks IER in speech adopting Manifesto proposals at TUC
Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, thanked the Institute of Employment Rights for its advice on the contents of a new deal for workers announced at TUC…
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