12 September 2013

Many thanks to everybody who stopped by our stall at this year's TUC Congress and entered our prize draw for a brand new Kindle Fire.

In our new publication Reconstruction after the crisis: a manifesto for collective bargaining, the Institute of Employment Rights argues that collective bargaining is the solution to income inequality and creating a stronger and more resilient economy. Our manifesto is backed by a number of major unions. Use our infographic to find out more.

This week in the news

It has been a busy week for employment law news, with the Lobbying Bill and zero-hours contracts continuing to take up column inches and government backtracking on some of its proposals.

The IER at TUC

If things have seemed quiet from the Institute of Employment Rights recently, that's because we're gearing up for a really exciting launch at the TUC Congress this year. Professor Keith Ewing, President of the IER; and John Hendy QC, Chair of the IER, have co-authored a new publication entitled Reconstruction after the crisis: a manifesto for collective bargaining, which will be released on Sunday 08 September 2013.

23 August 2013

The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) will launch a policy proposal for an alternative growth strategy at the TUC Congress this year.

01 August 2013

Grant Shapps has stated a Conservative government would make it easier to sack workers, saying the party has been unable to go as far as it would like in employment reform while in the Coalition.