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Taylor links poor work to poor economic productivity
12 May 2017
The government's job tsar Matthew Taylor this week linked the poor quality of work on offer in Britain to the nation's lack of economic productivity – a factor also highlighted in the Institute of Employment Rights' (IER) Manifesto for Labour Law, 25 recommendations for reform.
IER fringe: POA annual conference
11 May 2017
The IER fringe meeting at POA annual conference in Southport on Wednesday 10th of May 2017.
MPs accuse gig economy companies of "free-riding on the welfare state"
02 May 2017
MPs on the Select Committee for Work and Pensions have admonished companies within the so-called ‘gig economy’ for exploitating both workers and the public purse.
IER welcomes Labour's 20-point plan for workers' rights
02 May 2017
The Institute of Employment Rights welcomes the Labour Party's 20-point plan to strengthen workers' rights, which was published over the weekend.
Corbyn promises to end Trade Union Act
24 April 2017
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to remove the Tories’ highly contentious Trade Union Act as one of his first acts of parliament if the populace votes Labour at the next General Election.
Lack of training for UK workforce contributing to "mediocre" economy
21 April 2017
The Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development (CIPD) has warned in its latest report that the UK is “sleepwalking into a low-value, low-skills economy” because UK workers are not properly trained on the job.
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