Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones
Carolyn is the Director of the Institute of Employment Rights
The Institute for Employment Rights takes its manifesto to Washington
01 March 2019
By Carolyn Jones, IER Director
Last week, the officers of the Institute of Employment Rights were guest speakers at an international conference of trade unionists, policy makers and academics in Washington DC.
One step forward for Shrewsbury pickets
14 December 2018
By Eileen Turnball and Carolyn Jones
In 1972, building workers across the UK took part in the first ever national strike. At that time, construction workers faced powerful, hostile employers. Lump labour (bogus self-employment) was common and health and safety measures were non-existent. At the end of the twelve-week dispute, in September 1972, they succeeded in winning the highest ever pay rise in the history of the industry.
Giving 'gig' workers rights isn't radical, it would bring the UK up to international 'norms'
19 October 2018
By John Hendy QC, Professor Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones
This week has seen 'gig' workers and people on zero-hours contracts take a stand against low pay and insecure jobs, with strikes held from Brighton to Glasgow among staff at TGI Friday's, McDonald's, Wetherspoons, Uber and Deliveroo. Joining the picket line at Leicester Square, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell promised to meet the needs of the strikers through employment law reforms, such as rolling out sectoral collective bargaining, establishing a Ministry of Labour, and improving workers' access to trade unions.
A nasty Bill turned into a nasty Act
06 May 2016
By Carolyn Jones, Director, Institute of Employment Rights
The Trade Union Bill has now passed through its Parliamentary stages, receiving Royal Assent on Wednesday 04 May – ironically, the 90th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike.
We can't allow the Tories to arrogantly flout international law
18 February 2016
By Carolyn Jones, Director, Institute of Employment Rights
It’s official! The Trade Union Bill currently being rushed through Parliament by the Conservative Government is in breach of international labour standards. So says the latest report to be published by the ILO Committee of Experts in February 2016.
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