05 June 2017

An open letter to the Guardian backing Labour manifesto proposals over continued austerity has been signed by 129 academics and other experts from across the world.

05 June 2017

Up to 10 million workers – around one third of the workforce – are currently in insecure work, according to new research from GMB.

Here at the Institute of Employment Rights, we have been busy comparing party manifestos for their workers' rights policies, and have now launched a new table that allows you to see the differences between the three major parties' deals for workers at a glance.

But if you're looking for something a little easier to digest, we've also broken the issues down into bitesize pieces below.

With six days to go until the General Election, we present six choices on workers' rights when you need to make when you decide who gets your vote.

24 May 2017

The BBC has reported that Matthew Taylor – Head of the government’s ongoing review into employment law and the “gig” economy – will recommend providing workers on zero-hour contracts with ‘the right to request’ guaranteed hours.

19 May 2017

A test case brought by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) seeks to find out whether TUPE transfer rules can be applied to 'workers' as well as to 'employees'.