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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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