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High Court judge agrees gig workers have human right to apply for collective bargaining
15 June 2018
A High Court judge has agreed that couriers working for gig employer Deliveroo have a human right to apply for the creation of a collective bargaining unit.
Plumber is a 'worker' confirms Supreme Court
14 June 2018
Gary Smith, a plumber who worked solely for Pimlico Plumbers for six years, was misclassified by the company as an independent contractor and was in fact a worker with employment rights, the Supreme Court has confirmed.
IPPR repeats recommendations of IER
14 June 2018
In a new report this week, think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) repeated the recommendations made by the Institute of Employment Rights (IER) for employment law reform.
Fat cat pay ratio requirements don’t go far enough
14 June 2018
The government this week announced new legislation that will require the largest companies in the UK to report on and justify the pay ratios between the average worker and the highest earning ones.
VIDEO: Prof Keith Ewing addresses BFAWU conference 2018
12 June 2018
IER President Professor Keith Ewing addressed the BFAWU conference today, introducing delegates to our Manifesto for Labour Law - 25 recommendations for reform that have received wide support across the labour movement and political arena, alike, and which have been adopted by the Labour Party as a blueprint for future employment law.
Union action wins pay rise for a million NHS staff
08 June 2018
Negotiation by 14 unions led by Unison has resulted in at least a 6.5% pay rise for a million NHS staff across England, with a larger increase for workers on the lowest wages.
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