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IER collaborates with Forced Labour Monitoring Group on Modern Slavery event
14 June 2016
The Institute of Employment Rights has collaborated with the Forced Labour Monitoring Group (FLMG) to host a conference on Labour Exploitation and Modern Slavery.
Cameron agrees to NHS protection in TTIP, but Corbyn warns the battle is not won
20 May 2016
David Cameron has agreed to an amendment on TTIP to protect the NHS, but leader of the opposition Jeremy Corbyn has warned that there are still many risks to the trade deal.
Check-off ban unlawful, High Court rules
20 May 2016
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has won a case against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) after the government scrapped check-off for civil service workers.
IER report: Repeal of Human Rights Act will undermine whistleblowers
13 May 2016
Whistleblowers will lose the protection of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights - the Right to Expression - if the UK government repeals the Human Rights Act.
Amount of money owed to workers more than tripled last year
13 May 2016
There was a substantial increase in reports of employers not paying National Minimum Wage in 2015-16, according to a new report from the National Audit Office.
Most senior civil servants forced to work unpaid
13 May 2016
An unsustainable long-hours culture is emerging among senior civil servants, demonstrating how government policy has worsened working conditions in the sector it uses as its “guinea pig” for reform.
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