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Number of people seeking information on pregnancy discrimination doubles
23 August 2016
The number of people seeking information on pregnancy discrimination from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau website has doubled in the last year, new figures have revealed.
Frances O’Grady: IER policies point way to “brighter future”
23 August 2016
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Frances O’Grady has welcomed the 25 policy recommendations made by the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) in its new Manifesto for Labour Law.
Workers more vulnerable after Tory cuts to employment agency watchdog
17 August 2016
The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has failed to make a single arrest since its funding was cut by 50% by the Tories.
Agency staff, new mothers and TUPE workers claim exploitation at Sports Direct
17 August 2016
New reports on Sports Direct have shown how the retailer is exploiting some of its most vulnerable workers.
Bosses give themselves 10% pay rise while workers see real wages drop
08 August 2016
FTSE 100 CEOs have seen their pay rise by 10% to an average of £5.5 million a year at a time when the average worker is seeing a continued fall in real wages.
REVIEW: Laying down the law in the workplace
08 August 2016
Lydia Hayes, lecturer at Cardiff Law School, on the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law
A TIMELY and compelling contribution to political debate that advocates real and lasting change in the British labour market and economy, this manifesto’s case for better wages, improved productivity, greater security and lesser inequality is underpinned by the promise of progressive legal change.
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