News
TRADE UNION BILL: Government clings to concept of intimidation despite lack of evidence
20 November 2015
By Andrew Moretta, World of Work Project Researcher, Institute of Employment Rights
IER readers will recall that in July 2015 the government released three consultation documents to accompany the Trade Union Bill. In November the Government published its first response to those consultations, starting with the intimidation of non-striking workers. Below, is a brief blog on that response by the expert who drafted IER’s submission to the consultation.
HSE statistics point to stagnating health and safety performance and declining enforcement
16 November 2015
By Phil James
New HSE statistics covering the year 2014-15 report a rise in work-related fatal injuries, suggest that national health and safety performance may be stagnating and illustrate how enforcement action by local authority inspectors is falling dramatically.
Ofsted: The government must stop subsidising low-wage apprenticeships
31 October 2015
The chief of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says that many apprenticeships are of poor quality, and employers are wasting public money, in a new report.
Rise in workplace deaths
31 October 2015
Figures released by the Health and Safety executive (HSE) show the number of workplace deaths increased to 142 in 2014/2015. 611,000 injuries occurred at work over the same period, according to the Labour Force Survey.
Government caves over fee remission system
30 October 2015
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has made changes to the fees remission system, which had been widely condemned as not fit for purpose.
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