employment law
ILO deal upholds the right to strike
A victory for workers after years of deadlock and stalling by employers
The success of the living wage campaign benefits us all
Giving more people the living wage will have wider benefits for the economy.
This is the biggest assault on workers’ rights ever
Collectively, the changes to employment law amount to the biggest assault on workers' rights ever. They very significantly weaken worker bargaining power, and will increase job insecurity for millions. And like so many of the coalition government’s policies they impact particularly on the most vulnerable.
TUC: Latest employment laws will “make it easier to sack people” and “not save a single job”
The TUC have said the government's latest employment reforms "will not save a single job" but instead "make it easier to sack people".
We can’t ignore the Coalition’s plans to change employment law
After the excitement of the Beecroft report, little interest has been shown in the employment law changes that the Tory-led government wants to pursue.
Cameron puts anti-worker ideology before evidence in Regulatory Reform Bill
Plans to make it easier to sack workers at will are not only wrong in principle but won’t actually reduce unemployment and kickstart the economy.