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"Crisis brewing" as job stresses force teachers to drop out, MPs warn
02 February 2018
The stresses teachers face at work is causing many to leave the profession, leading to a shortage, MPs have warned in a new report.
A six-month internship costs young people over £6,000, new research shows
02 February 2018
Unpaid internships currently cost up to £6,114 for just six months, a new study has revealed, locking all but the most privileged of young people out of potential employment opportunities.
Brexit Bill "constitutionally unacceptable", Lords Committee warns
02 February 2018
The EU (Withdrawal) Bill has been described as "constitutionally unacceptable" by a cross-party group of Lords.
REVIEW: Europe, the EU and Britain: Workers’ Rights and Economic Democracy
29 January 2018
By John Foster
Last summer's international seminar organised by the Institute of Employment Rights brought together trade unionists from Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and Britain in London’s Marx Memorial Library to discuss the EU.
Report calls for employers to be held to account for sexual harassment at work
25 January 2018
Experts are calling for employers to be held to account for the way their female workers are treated by third parties.
UK sick pay/health and safety regulations found to breach international labour law
25 January 2018
Statutory sick pay and health and safety regulations in the UK are in breach of the European Social Charter.
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