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May asks former Labour adviser to conduct worker's rights inquiry

03 October 2016

Theresa May has hired Matthew Taylor, previously an adviser to Tony Blair, to conduct an inquiry into workers' rights.

Trade Union Act should be reviewed, says human rights report

03 October 2016

A report submitted to the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review of the UK by the British Institute of Human Rights (NIHR) has recommended that the Trade Union Act be reviewed.

Only three employers prosecuted for paying less than minimum wage

29 September 2016

Only three of 700 employers identified as underpaying their workers have been prosecuted in the past two and half years, according to a Guardian report.

Manifesto for Labour Law 'inspirational to European trade unionists'

28 September 2016

The IER's Manifesto for Labour Law was partly borne out of international comparison with Europe's strongest economies, where collective bargaining has served to create more equal and more resilient economies than in the UK.

TSSA "extremely proud" to back IER's Manifesto for Labour Law

27 September 2016

General Secretary of the TSSA Manuel Cortes has announced the union's official support for the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law- 25 policy recommendations that have become the blueprint for Labour Party policy on employment law.

Ian Lavery: Together we can change the world of work

27 September 2016

Ian Lavery, Shadow Minister for Trade Unions, has called on the Labour Party and trade union movement to unite against the Trade Union Act and to form policies that revolutionise the world of work.

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