Publications
Undermining Construction: The Corrosive Effects of False Self-Employment
by Dr Mark Harvey
Published in November 2001
According to the evidence in this report, between 300,000 and 400,000 building workers are falsely registered as self-employed due to the complicated and inadequate system of tax and employment regulation currently operating in the industry.
Labour's Labour Law: Labour Law Reform in New Zealand Under a Labour Government
By Gordon Anderson
Published in September 2001
In both Britain and New Zealand Conservative governments pursued a neo-liberal economic and political agenda that included as a policy objective the radical restructuring of their systems of labour law. The result has been the weakening of trade unions through loss of membership and increased restrictions on their ability to operate effectively.
Labour Law Review 2001
By Jennifer Eady and Rebecca Tuck
Published in September 2001
Over the last year there has been much discussion about UK workers developing a "compensation culture". Emphasis is placed on the increase in the number of cases going through the court and tribunal systems with particular focus on the associated increase in costs. Yet little is said about why there has been such an increase or indeed the nature of the cases.
Federation News Autumn 2001: The TUC Edition
Edited by Michael Bradley, with executive editors Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones
Published in Autumn 2001
In this issue of Federation News, contributors examine trade union law, including an article from IER President Professor Keith Ewing, who discusses the implications of the Certification Officer's refusal to grant a certificate of independence to the News International Staff Association.
Building on the National Minimum Wage by Bob Simpson
By Bob Simpson
Published in April 2001
This publication offers a timely review of the impact of the National Minimum Wage on individuals, businesses and the wider economy following the second anniversary of its implementation.
Bob Simpson considers the strengths and weaknesses of the legislation. He looks specifically at the exclusion of those under 18, the lower rate for those under 22 or undertaking training and the lack of adequate enforcement mechanisms.
Union Rights… and Wrongs: The Reform of Britain’s Anti-Union Laws
By John Hendy QC
Published in March 2001
Legislation introduced in the UK since 1997 has undoubtedly put in place a more positive and worker-friendly framework of individual employment rights than existed in the deregulated days of the 1980s and ’90s. Nevertheless, research reports show that many workers still fail to enjoy the benefit of these rights at work, contributing to a substantial increase in Tribunal claims.
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