Employment Rights Publications

Re-regulating Zero Hours Contracts

By Zoe Adams and Simon Deakin

Published July 2014

According to the authors of this timely report, the current debate over zero hours contracts is generating more heat than light. ZHCs are highly profitable for employers, but lead to insecurity of income and low pay for workers.

Labour Law Highlights 2013

By Rebecca Tuck, Betsan Criddle & Stuart Brittenden

Published in September 2013

An update on employment law and highlights of cases this year that reflect the change in the labour law landscape under the Coalition government.

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Days of Action: The legality of protest strikes against government cuts

K D Ewing and John Hendy QC

Published in October 2011

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This latest publication from the Institute considers whether a day of action called by the TUC and trade unions, taking place on a weekday and intended to protest at the government's cuts and austerity measures, could be lawful in the UK in the light of recent jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

 

 

 

Benchmarking freedom of association: the UK's non-compliance with international standards

Authored by Andrew Moretta

Published Feb 2020 2019

In this publication, author Andrew Moretta provides a detailed analysis of the UK’s trade union laws and their incompatibility with the labour law conventions to which the UK State is a signatory, including ILO principles, as well as international Charters set by Europe and the United Nations

Social media and the law

Authored by Paul Scholey and Daniel Kindell

Published Feb 2020 2019

In this timely publication, the authors examine the landscape of case law relating to social media use and work. They conclude by offering handy tips for those facing charges relating to posting inappropriate materials on social media.

Brexit and Workers' Rights

By Professors Nicola Countouris & Keith Ewing

Published September 2019

Now, on the brink of the third deadline for a Brexit deal, two leading UK academics consider the possible implications of a ‘no-deal Brexit’ for UK workers’ rights. They conclude that the process and the post-Brexit architecture will be owned and determined by the political party in power at the time of Brexit and they pose two alternative scenarios.

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