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No independent review and no call for evidence on government's new two-week consultations
07 March 2013
By Sarah Glenister, IER staff
The government has refused to consult the public on measures that could severely limit oppositional voices.
Skanska used blacklist to vet 66,000 people - including on public sector works
06 March 2013
Evidence given to the Scottish Affairs Parliamentary Committee by Skanska HR Director Harvey Francis has revealed that blacklist provider the Consulting Association (CA) was used by the construction company to check up on 66,000 people between 2005 and 2009, making it one of the largest users of the organisation.
The Coalition is putting already vulnerable whistleblowers in an even worse situation with its ERR Bill
06 March 2013
By Catherine Hobby, Senior Lecturer, School of Law & Social Sciences, University of East London
The deaths and neglect at Mid-Staffordshire hospitals have revealed the very real risks to the public of preventing whistleblowers from speaking out, but the Coalition's Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will make employees even less likely to take action when they see dangerous conditions at work.
TUPE: From Protection of Employees, to Promises for Employers
06 March 2013
By Roger Jeary
The Coalition's proposals for the reform of TUPE Regulations aim to strip back employee protection (the very purpose of the legislation) and give businesses an easy ride when it comes to dismissing workers and cutting pay.
Yellow squares on the windows: the occupation at Sussex University
06 March 2013
By John Medhurst
Privatisation of the public sector is part of a larger campaign to rob workers of decent pensions and working conditions, and is handing some state functions to companies that do not recognise trade unions. John Medhurst speaks to the student protesters at Sussex University, showing how many individuals are ready and willing to stand in solidarity with public sector workers to fight the ideological lurch to profit over people.
The Coalition has removed the best features of Employment Tribunals and kept the worst
22 February 2013
By David Renton
Today's tribunal system is not perfect, but the Coalition's reforms are taking away the best things about them and keeping the worst.
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