News and Debate
Judicial review on employment tribunal fees to be held next week
12 July 2013 A judicial review on employment tribunal fees brought by law firm Fox and Partners will be heard by the Court of Session in Edinburgh next week . Read more …
Govt calls for evidence on EU employment law : from businesses only
12 July 2013 The Coalition is making it glaringly obvious it does not feel the need to listen to the voices of workers when it comes to employment law , despite the fact it is employees who are the most vulnerable to negative impacts from changes to legislation . Read more …
Evidence of ongoing blacklisting at Crossrail
12 July 2013 The issue of blacklisting has been brought up in parliament numerous times , but the Coalition has stated that it feels there is no need to change legislation as there is no evidence that the practice is ongoing . Read more …
Expert blogs
What the Coalition wishes it could ignore : the hidden scandal of zero-hours contracts
11 July 2013 By Sarah Glenister , IER staff
It ' s been one of the most important employment law issues to hit the news this year , yet no Conservative MPs even turned up to debate zero-hour contracts in Parliament on Tuesday ( 09 July 2013 ). Read more …
What have the unions ever done for us ?
11 July 2013
Production company Manic Studios have released a video asking , ' What have the unions ever done for us ?' Read more …
What is Ed Miliband thinking ?
11 July 2013 By Roger Jeary
Severing ties with the trade union movement will not benefit the Labour Party , and will only make Ed Miliband look more right wing . Read more …
Cavendish report : Zero-hours contracts are false economy
11 July 2013 The Cavendish Review : An independent review into healthcare assistants and support workers in the NHS and social care settings , has called zero-hours contracts a false economy for healthcare providers . Read more …
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