22/08/2014

The issue of collective bargaining has been at the heart of IER’s work for the past two years. In a report entitled Reconstruction after the Crisis: a manifesto for collective bargaining by Keith Ewing and John Hendy, the nature of the systematic European attack on collective bargaining was noted by the authors.
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1 August 2014

The TUC has released a report to mark the one year anniversary of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. The report analyses data from the Ministry of Justice to further detail the damage done to workers’ rights.

1 August 2014

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published its Ninth Report of Session 2014-2015 into whistleblowing, finding that employees who voice concerns about malpractice in the workplace are treated “shockingly”.

31 July 2014

40 years ago today (31 July 1974) the Health and Safety at Work Bill received Royal Assent. The Act introduced a new regulatory framework for safety in UK workplaces. It required employers to assess and manage the risk to the health, safety and welfare of their workers. The act encouraged cooperation between government, employers and trade unions in managing the health and safety needs of the workforce.

25 July 2014

Changing provider is not enough to reform the work capability assessment (WCA) as it is in desperate need of a “fundamental redesign”, according to the Work and Pensions committee.

25 July 2014

The DWP is failing to communicate with those on mandatory back-to-work schemes, resulting in cruel and unfair sanctions.