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If govt wants older people to stay in work, it needs to improve their rights
03 February 2017 The government yesterday announced a new strategy to “encourage the over 50s to reap the benefits of work” – a phrasing that seems to place responsibility on…
JD Sports expose reveals working conditions “worse than a prison”
16 December 2016 After an undercover Channel 4 News investigation has revealed conditions at a JD Sports warehouse to be “worse than a…
Family Friendly working in 2014 – How are we doing?
24 November 2014 By Michelle Singleton, Assistant Policy Officer at UNISON. Since 1998 there have been great improvements that have transformed family friendly policy and childcare provision, there is far…
A new settlement for workers – IER / CFTUF fringe at TUC Congress
Fringe meeting of TUC Congress on trade union freedom organised by the Institute of Employment Rights and the Campaign for Trade Union…
Bill to abolish insecure work to be debated in Lords
The Status of Workers Bill has its second reading in the House of Lords today, Friday 10 September…
Justice Committee Survey findings are a damning indictment on the dire working conditions prison staff have to endure, say POA
Labour Party conference, joint fringe by IER and Campaign for Trade Union Freedom.
24 September 2014 Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary of UNITE and Chair of the Campaign for Trade Unions Freedom Speaking at the joint fringe by IER and Campaign for Trade…
Low Pay Commission Report 2021
The Low Pay Commission Report 2021 sets out the full analysis and evidence underpinning the LPC’s recommendations on minimum wage rates for…
New Deal for Working People is ‘rebranded’ as Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay
As parties refine their manifesto messages, Labour focuses their New Deal on living standards and…
STUC report: How can unions maximise wins from Britain’s next government?
Morning Star editor Ben Chacko reports from two vital Scottish TUC fringe…
Casual workers support union action, raising nearly £10k in one day
24 May 2018 Support for unionisation among casual workers appears to be growing, with the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) raising nearly £10,000 in just one day as…




