The IER is delighted to launch our new podcast. In this 6-part series, our labour law experts will be dissecting the new employment legislation brought forward by Sir Keir Starmer's Labour government. As many of our readers will know, the IER have been informing the debate on improving and strengthening labour laws for workers over the last 30 years. This body of work (undertaken on a voluntary basis by our labour law academics and lawyers) provided the blueprint for Labour's green paper on ...
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Strike Rights: Are UK Workers Getting A Raw Deal?
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"Having the right to strike doesn't mean you have to exercise it. The point is to have the right in order that workers ultimately have leverage in negotiations." - Lord John Hendy KC Without improved support for workers’ right to strike, will Labour’s new Employment Rights Bill leave British workers over-exposed and under-protected? In conversation…
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Does Labour's Employment Rights Bill Deliver on Sectoral Bargaining?
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"This is the first realistic chance we've had to revise the industrial relations structure of this country since Mrs. Thatcher came to power in 1979." - Lord John Hendy KC Will the Employment Rights Bill improve pay and conditions for British workers? Leading labour law experts Lord John Hendy KC and Prof. Keith Ewing address the absence of sectora…
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Fire and Rehire: Labour's Broken Promise?
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Unmasking the weaknesses in Labour's plan to tackle fire and rehire and zero-hours contracts. "This is not ending fire and rehire, this is facilitating fire and rehire." - Professor Keith Ewing In this episode of the Institute of Employment Rights podcast, we delve into the Labour Party's proposed Employment Rights Bill with labour law experts Prof…
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"Having a Proactive duty on employers to keep their workplace free of sexual harassment is, in principle, a very good step forward. The way in which it's formulated is that the employer must take on all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment, and the key issue is what are all those reasonable steps?" In the sixth episode of the Institute of …
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Worker Status, Worker Rights: Closing The Gaps In The Employment Rights Bill
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Will the Employment Rights Bill 2024 pave the way to reform of employment status for workers? Or will it leave open a trap door for worker rights to fall through? Institute of Employment Rights Director James Harrison examines the gaps in the Labour Party's Employment Rights Bill with Keith Ewing, Professor of Public Law at King's College London, a…
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Getting The Bill Right: Lessons From Legislation Past
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How can the experience of prior legislation help get the best out of Labour's new Employment Rights Bill? And will the Care Sector be the new flag-bearer for improved terms and conditions? Carolyn Jones, Senior Vice President of the Institute of Employment Rights, leads a detailed discussion on Labour's new Employment Rights Bill. Joined by IER Vic…
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The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Workers?
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What will Labour's new employment legislation bring for workers and trade unions? In this insightful episode, Carolyn Jones Vice President of the Institute of Employment Rights is joined by Lord John Hendy KC and Professor Keith Ewing to discuss the imperative need for comprehensive reforms in UK labour laws. Reflecting on changes since the Thatche…
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The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) was established in 1989 to combat anti-trade union legislation enacted during the Thatcher era. It has since created an extensive library of labour law resources with the help of a network of volunteer lawyers, academics, and trade unionists. The IER aims to develop modern employment laws and offers publicat…
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