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Wages will be "dreadful" for another five years, think tank warns
24 November 2016
Following yesterday's Autumn Statement, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that workers can expect real wages to remain below pre-recession levels until at least 2021.
May drops her "party of workers" act for the CBI
21 November 2016
When Theresa May announced the Conservative Party was the "party of workers", her words were met with cynicism and disbelief. Indeed, it seems the mask is starting to slip.
Tories cut 1m public sector jobs
21 November 2016
The Tories have cut a million public sector jobs since they came into power, new analysis by GMB has revealed.
Govt quietly privatises NHS recruitment
21 November 2016
The government has announced the privatisation of the single largest provider of bank NHS staff.
VIDEO: IER Chair John Hendy QC on how reform can help today's precarious workers
17 November 2016
Our Chair John Hendy QC told the Unite the Resistance Conference how the Institute of Employment Rights’ Manifesto for Labour Law can put in place the legal framework to provide security for workers in the UK’s increasingly precarious labour market.
Only 10% escape low pay & skills crisis looms, warns govt report
16 November 2016
Only one in ten people on low pay escaped on to higher earnings between 2001 and 2011, the government's Social Mobility Commission has reported, warning of a looming skills crisis if current trends continue.
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