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"Gig" contracts deliberately dissuade bogus self employed from accessing justice, inquiry finds
06 April 2017
The Work and Pensions Committee, which is currently investigating self employment in the context of the 'gig economy', has released evidence to suggest companies are deliberately dissuading people from contesting their employment status.
Over half UK workers 'too afraid to blow the whistle', survey finds
05 April 2017
Over half of UK workers are too afraid to report acts of corruption or bribery in businesses in case of repercussions.
Workers should have a say on executive pay, says govt Committee
05 April 2017
Workers' representatives should have a seat on remuneration boards, the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has said.
Deliveroo: 'We can't pay minimum wage, so we don't want riders going to tribunal'
31 March 2017
Deliveroo Managing Director Dan Warne has told a Commons Select Committee that his company cannot pay the minimum wage within its business model and that is why it is resistant to its riders enforcing their rights at tribunal.
Unite General Secretary calls for two-thirds majority support before EU rights can be scrapped
31 March 2017
General Secretary of Unite Len McCluskey has called for a two-thirds threshold to be implemented in parliament before EU rights can be scrapped.
Judges could overturn workers' rights after Brexit, TUC warns
31 March 2017
TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has warned that that nothing in the Great Repeal Bill will stop judges from overturning workers' rights won in EU courts after the UK leaves the EU.
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