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