Institute of Employment Rights

Jo Seery of Thompsons Solicitors: unions need to get across the detail of the Employment Rights Bill to avoid being blind-sided by employers.

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Edward Harlow, NEU vice president: teachers’ pay review body “is absolutely not collective bargaining” - school teachers are now 18.2% below their 2010 pay in real terms.

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From our Employment Law Updates (ELU) in London this morning:

Lord John Hendy KC: Employment Rights Bill is a step forward, but fails to restore the sectoral collective bargaining promised in Labour’s New Deal for Working People.
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The employment rights bill debates go on The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues

The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues' - Tony Burke on the ERB's rocky journey to receive royal assent:
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The GMB has thrown its support behind a campaign calling for the legal right to paid time off for IVF treatment:

www.ier.org.uk/news/paid-fe...

Speaking alongside Sarah Woolley, GS of Bakers' Union, on deficient Employment Rights Bill at @ieruk.bsky.social conference yesterday in Liverpool. Same gig next week in London, sign up here: www.ier.org.uk/events/emplo...

UK to lose 600,000 workers to illness without fundamental shift.

The Royal Society for Public Health projects that more than 3.3 million adults are expected to become 'economically inactive' by 2035:

www.ier.org.uk/news/uk-to-l...

RMT ballot Svitzer Terminals over sick pay failures - IER

Sick pay failures: RMT ballots Svitzer Terminals.

@rmtunion.bsky.social will ballot members at Svitzer Terminals for industrial action, following the company’s continued failure to apply sick pay in line with long-standing union agreements.

www.ier.org.uk/news/rmt-bal...

Unions warn that Govt proposals will amount to a real-terms pay cut for teachers. Recommendation to the STRB of 6.5% over 3 years has come under severe criticism from teaching unions.https://www.ier.org.uk/news/unions-warn-that-government-proposals-will-amount-to-a-real-terms-pay-cut-for-teachers/

📹 Watch back: During this week's Lords debate on unfair dismissal protections, Baroness O’Grady clarifies that the measures apply to sackings that could be for the most capricious reasons, and questions why any worker should have to accept a dismissal based on unfair grounds?

Briefing: Finishing the Job - Forward to Employment Rights Bill #2 - IER

Earlier in the year, the IER produced a six page guide to the #EmploymentRightsBill, looking at the gaps in the legislation and the need for a second Bill to address them. You can read it here: www.ier.org.uk/publications...

Briefing: Finishing the Job - Forward to Employment Rights Bill #2 - IER

Earlier in the year, the IER produced a six page guide to the #EmploymentRightsBill, looking at the gaps in the legislation and the need for a second Bill to address them. You can read it here: www.ier.org.uk/publications...

Employment Rights Bill enters 'ping pong' stage as government is defeated in the Lords - IER

Employment Rights Bill enters ‘ping pong’ stage as government is defeated in the Lords.

The flagship Employment Rights Bill now goes back to the Commons yet again:

www.ier.org.uk/news/employm...

MPs vote down Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill - IER

The Employment Rights Bill returned to the House of Lords yesterday afternoon for consideration of Commons amendments.

At the last stage, MPs rejected the Lords’ earlier attempts to dilute the Bill. Catch up on its progress so far: www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vot...

Centrica, Euro Garages and Holland & Barrett amongst list of employers underpaying their staff - IER

Centrica, Euro Garages & Holland & Barrett amongst list of employers underpaying their staff.

Nearly 500 employers fined over £10 million for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. More details & access to the full list here:

www.ier.org.uk/news/centric...

RMT warns against disastrous work intensification and wage restraint on public sector workers - IER

RMT warns against disastrous work intensification and wage restraint on public sector workers. "We cannot have a situation where productivity is debased into meaning trading work intensification for pay" - says RMT Gen Sec Eddie Dempsey
www.ier.org.uk/news/rmt-war...

TikTok "sacrificing online safety" with mass AI-driven job cuts - IER

TikTok “sacrificing online safety” with mass AI-driven job cuts.

Unions and campaigners have called on MPs to urgently investigate a proposed 400 job cuts from TikTok's London Office: www.ier.org.uk/news/tiktok-...

The International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights & trade unions: defending and strengthening rights. @justfairuk.bsky.social’s Kate Ewing explores role that the ICESCR can play in the defence & progression of trade union rights: www.ier.org.uk/comments/ice...

‘Inexcusable’ pay gaps for women and non-white staff in Parliament.

A shocking new report from the GMB reveals stark pay gaps and unequal progression for women, non-white, and disabled staff working in Parliament:

www.ier.org.uk/news/inexcus...

Tribunal fees fiasco: how Labour narrowly avoided repeating a Tory blunder The government have U-turned on a proposal to re-introduce charges for employment tribunals: we should empower negotiation not litigation

The Government avoided a huge misstep in reintroducing tribunal fees.
As @CTUFevents’ Tony Burke writes: “we should empower negotiation, not litigation.”
A sharp look at the U-turn on a plan that could’ve repeated a Tory disaster👇
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In the wake of the hearings at the International Court of Justice, Tonia Novitz, an @IERUK Vice President, will be speaking at a seminar event to discuss the Right to Strike on Thurs 16 Oct, starting at 2pm UK time. Registration to attend is free, here: nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca/events/inter...

The Employment Rights Bill is promising. What could let it down? The Employment Rights Bill will improve workers' rights for millions, but will vulnerable groups be excluded from protections?

The Employment Rights Bill promises landmark reform. Will lack of foresight let it down?

Concern is growing that vulnerable groups will be excluded from protections, writes Emma McClelland in the Big Issue:

www.bigissue.com/opinion/empl...

Time to “stop the witch-hunt” against flexible working, says coalition of unions & equality campaigners.

Joint statement signed by organisations & campaigners incl TUC, Age UK, the Fawcett Society & Pregnant Then Screwed: www.ier.org.uk/news/time-to...

Over the course of a lengthy two-year implementation period, it will remain vulnerable to watering down and political attack.

It’s not too late to familiarise yourself with this vital piece of legislation for the trade union movement.

All IER resources - www.ier.org.uk/resources/th...

One year on from the publication of the Employment Rights Bill, its final stages are expected to be completed by the end of this month. However, the Bill’s journey is far from over. [1]

TUC warns: Tory plan to leave the ECHR is an attack on workers’ rights.

Peter Wieltschnig of the TUC reports on the Conservatives latest flirtation with withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR):

www.ier.org.uk/news/tuc-war...

Link to the London event (11 November): www.ier.org.uk/events/emplo...

Join the IER’s flagship Employment Law Update in London or Liverpool!

Experts unpack the latest political, industrial & legal shifts in labour law, incl. analysis of the ERB. Ask your questions live. Seats go fast, we recommend booking in good time.

Book here: www.ier.org.uk/events/emplo...

David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash

Justice Secretary, David Lammy, rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims following union backlash last week:
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Right to strike: International Court hearings take place in The Hague:

International Court of Justice hosts public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike.

www.ier.org.uk/news/right-t...