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Pre-Strike Ballots and the Trade Union Bill 2015: Denying Workers the Right to Strike?
8 September 2015
By Alan Bogg, Ruth Dukes and Tonia Novitz
The Government’s indecently short consultation procedure on the important issues of restricting the right to strike, using agency workers as strike-breakers and curtailing the freedom and civil liberties of working people to publicly protest ends tomorrow (9 September 2015). The IER will be responding to each consultation as best we can given the restrictive nature of the questions and the inadequate response forms. Here we offer a critique of the Government’s proposals on strike ballot thresholds.
TUC Briefings on TTIP and CETA
3 September 2015
The TUC has released briefings on both the TTIP and CETA trade agreements. They are reproduced here.
Unite: Cap legitimises tipping deductions
3 September 2015
Business secretary Sajid Javid has launched an inquiry into tip deductions. However Unite argues that capping the deductions will legitimise deductions being taken at all.
Workers on ZHCs up by 19%
2 September 2015
The number of workers on Zero Hours Contracts has gone up, it has been announced today.
Scotland to abolish Tribunal fees
3 September 2015
The Scottish government has announced plans to abolish employment tribunal fees.
Thousands die at the hands of DWP
27 August 2015
2,380 people have died after being declared fit for work by the Department for Work and Pensions, over a three year period.
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