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The London 2012 G4S fiasco shows why looking after workers’ rights is good for everyone
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The EU: friend or the foe of trade unions?
Many thanks to those who attended our Developments in European Employment Law conference at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool on Wednesday (July 4th).
The Right to Strike
05 july 2012
By Roger Jeary
I was reminded recently of the gross inadequacy and unfairness of UK legislation on strikes. I was attending an interesting and informative IER seminar reflecting upon the Friction Dynamics trade dispute in Caernarfon, North Wales over 11 years ago, one of the longest industrial conflicts in British history with workers spending over two and half years on a picket line.
Govt puts profit ahead of people in collective redundancy consultation
27 June 2012
By Roger Jeary
Perhaps the one short paragraph reflecting the 23 trade union submissions is indicative of the importance attached to the views of workers and trade unions in government considerations…
Beecroft report "hastily drafted, ill-thought out and weakly reasoned"
24 May 2012
Professor Keith Ewing, President of the IER
Even the limited rights of British workers are too much for the Tories and very rich Tory donors such as Adrian Beecroft, the pay-day loan merchant who now advises Cameron on how to sack workers.
Expert speakers bust tabloid myths at "priceless" IER conference
23 May 2012
Busting myths, decoding goverment terminology and examining the shocking human cost of undermining health and safety law.
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