News and Debate
New TUPE Regulations ' will be announced by September
05 July 2013
Jo Swinson , Employment Minister , has said the new TUPE Regulations will be announced by September . Read more …
PM asks business their opinion on European employment law ; workers not invited
05 July 2013 Prime Minister David Cameron has made it clear where his allegiances lie by inviting six business leaders to review European employment legislation . Workers , whose fundamental rights the regulations affect , were not given a voice . Read more …
Briefing : Unions must take advantage of Woolworths EAT outcome
05 July 2013 Thompsons Solicitors have written a briefing on the implications of this week ' s EAT judgement that the ' at one establishment ' rule in collective consultations should be ignored . Read more …
Len McCluskey ' s response to Cameron ' s union bashing
04 July 2013
Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey has responded to Prime Minister David Cameron ' s insinuations that the union is in control of the Labour Party . Read more …
TUC report proposes radical ' predistribution ' strategy to heal flailing economy
03 July 2013 Higher wages , great employment levels and collective bargaining is the first step towards a new , stronger , economy , a new Trades Union Congress ( TUC ) report argues . Read more …
Deregulation Bill attacks health and safety and anti-discrimination laws
03 July 2013
The draft Deregulation Bill was published on Monday ( 01 July 2013 ) and contains proposals to remove large sections of employees and employers from health and safety regulation , as well as weakening anti-discrimination laws . Read more …
" At one establishment " rule for collective redundancies dismissed at EAT
03 July 2013 A landmark Employment Appeals Tribunal case has decreed that collective redundancies involving workers across multiple " establishments " must still involve consultation with trade unions . Read more …
Shared parental leave unlikely to improve gender equality
03 July 2013 Shared parental leave proposals , which are to be introduced under the Children and Families Bill , have been met with concern in the House of Lords . Read more …
Expert blogs
By Roger Jeary
Why should MPs get a better pay deal than other civil servants ?
03 July 2013
MPs might well say a rise in their pay is unacceptable , but they do so in case their salaries cost them votes , not because of the evident injustice of raising their salaries at a time of massive public sector spending cuts . Read more …
Experts call for a united campaign for better health and safety at work
04 July 2013
By Janet Newsham
Trade unionists , campaigners and academics called for an end to the deregulation of health and safety