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Agricultural Minimum Wage abolished without Commons debate
17 April 2013
Agricultural Wage Boards (AWBs) have been abolished, taking with them the Agricultural Minimum Wage, without any Commons debate on the matter after the Coalition ignored procedure to force the proposal through.
Shares for rights scheme voted back in by MPs
17 April 2013
The shares of rights scheme has been voted back into the Growth and Infrastructure Bill by MPs after the Lords introduced an amendment to the Bill to scrap all plans for the programme.
IER and Unison respond to govt's attempt to help employers avoid TUPE
10 April 2013
The Coalition's proposed changes to TUPE regulations could make it more difficult for employees to remain on a fair wage when they are transferred to a new employer.The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) and Unison have both submitted strong evidence to the government to prove the unsuitability of its plans.
5 Ways Public Sector Workers are Being Exploited
10 April 2013
The Coalition's ideologically-driven ambition to shrink the state is leading to increased outsourcing in the public sector, which - alongside new government policy - is dismantling the employment rights of workers across the UK.
Over 3,000 civil servants may be banned from industrial action
27 March 2013
Over 3,000 civil servants may be forbidden from taking industrial action if proposed legislation in the Crime and Courts Bill is allowed to pass into law.
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