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PM’s head of policy wants to scrap employment rights
25 July 2016
Prime Minister Theresa May has hired George Freeman as the head of her policy board, giving backing to a man who believes people working for newly created firms should have no employment rights at all.
Certification Officer criticises Trade Union Act
20 July 2016
Submitting his final report to government before he retires, Certification Officer (CO) David Cockburn has criticised the Trade Union Act and the way it was brought into law.
CWU Chief: "Something has gone wrong in the way that Britain is being run"
19 July 2016
General Secretary of the Communication Workers' Union Dave Ward has backed the Institute of Employment Rights' (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law – 25 policy recommendations for a fairer economy – stating that the way the country is currently being run is unjust.
Tolpuddle Rallies For Union Rights
18 July 2016
The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival kicked off in a militant mood with a packed rally on trade union rights jointly organised by the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom and the Institute of Employment Rights.
“Working people must be given the chance to choose their path out of the crisis,” say union members
15 July 2016
Delegates at the policy conference of Unite the Union have called on the Labour Party to protect workers’ rights in post-EU Britain.
Govt accused of hiding report that shows tribunal fees a “disaster”
08 July 2016
The government has been accused of stringing along the Select Committee for Justice on a report reviewing the impact of employment tribunal fees post implementation.
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