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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 2h

Justice Secretary, David Lammy, rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims following union backlash last week:
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

David Lammy rules out charging workers for employment tribunal claims

Justice secretary says right to challenge unfair work behaviour is core to Labour work plan after union backlash

www.theguardian.com

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 21h

Right to strike: International Court hearings take place in The Hague:

International Court of Justice hosts public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the right to strike.

www.ier.org.uk/news/right-t...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 7d

Date announced for Lords vote on the Employment Rights Bill.

Peers will convene on the 28 October to consider the wishes of the elected house. The Bill is likely to receive Royal Assent in November, if the Lords accept Commons vote: www.ier.org.uk/news/date-an...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 8d

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds:

WorkFoundation think tank calculated that 1.2m would have benefited from its ban on zero-hours contracts & introduction of compensation for unfair dismissal: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...

Britain would have 14m more secure jobs if Employment Rights Bill was in place in 2023, study finds

MORE than a million workers a year will be protected from “severe insecurity” by the Employment Rights Bill, but 14 million more would in secure jobs if the legislation had been enacted two years ago,...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 9d

The paper unpacks the corporate form, showing how features like limited liability & legal personality create structural imbalance. Read the analysis + recommendations here 👉 www.ier.org.uk/product/shar...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 9d

Since 2008, shareholder payouts have soared £440bn above inflation, while wages have lagged £510bn below. Houghton & Crawford chart how workers bear the costs of corporate restructuring, debt loading, & value extraction, while a handful of institutional investors reap the rewards

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 9d

Launching our new publication by Ben Crawford & Jamie Houghton: Shareholders' Rights v Workers' Rights! The ERB is a big step for workers - but can it succeed without tackling corporate law & shareholder power? Blog: www.ier.org.uk/comments/emp...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 10d

Composite 8 on the right to guaranteed hours, brought by USDAW & GMB, debated at #Lab25. Joanne Thomas warned that restricting the right to low-hours staff would leave millions excluded. Govt must do what it initially promised, she says.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14d

Our annual fringe meeting alongside @TUCGinfo during Labour Party Conference is next Tuesday (30th Sept).

Trade union leaders, politicians and activists will be talking about tackling the rise of Reform UK.

Great speakers lined up (details below) - come along, join the discussion. #LAB25

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15d

The eagerly anticipated Employment Rights Bill: hope v reality.

Employment lawyer Alice Bowman warns ‘day one rights’ include an undefined ‘initial period’ and the zero-hours contract fixes create baffling fixed-term loopholes: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/eage...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 16d

LAST CHANCE: applications close this Thursday for our Trade Union Certificate in Labour Law, run by @gftu.org.uk , and Birkbeck University of London . This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about labour law, its development and uses from leading experts. Sign up here: gftuet.org.uk/courses/empo...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 17d

Last week, the House of Commons voted down Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

What happens next?

The Bill now returns to the Lords to consider the governments reasons for their rejection. This is what’s known as ‘ping pong’. Details here: www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vot...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 17d

Health unions jointly refuse to participate with ‘defunct’ NHS Pay Review Body.

‘Best way to deliver reform and a fair pay award is for government to negotiate directly with trade unions,’ the RCN says: morningstaronline.co.uk/article/heal...

Health unions jointly refuse to participate with ‘defunct’ NHS Pay Review Body

FOURTEEN health unions today jointly announced they will not take part in the “failed” and “defunct” NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) process, demanding talks with ministers instead.The independent advisory ...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 17d

Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms.

Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about the Employment Rights Bill:

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Starmer urged to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms

Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about bill

www.theguardian.com

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 19d

MPs reject Lords amendments to the ERB, but ex Employment Rights Minister, Justin Madders, warned of 'plenty of opportunities for those who do not want to see workers’ rights improved to chip away at the strong baseline that the Bill represents'
www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vot...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 19d

New research from the NAHT shows a gender pay gap at every level of school leadership. Women headteachers aged 60 earn over £15,000 less their male counterparts.

Full story: www.ier.org.uk/news/naht-an...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 23d

Labour MP for Clapham & Brixton, Bell Ribeiro-Addy makes the call for a Second Employment Rights Bill.

“Working people did not vote for half-measures or delayed change. To complete the task, Labour must commit to a Second Employment Rights Bill.”

www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

We need a second employment rights bill

The Employment Rights Bill deserves recognition, but it does not go far enough.

www.politicshome.com

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 24d

Watering down Employment Rights Bill would threaten ‘once in a generation’ chance to close gender pay gap, ministers warned: www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 24d

At #TUC2025, the Institute of Employment Rights and Campaign for Trade Union Freedom held a fringe event highlighting the shortcomings of the Government’s Employment Rights Bill, writes Ben Hayes in Labour Outlook. labouroutlook.org/2025/09/11/t...

The Fight for Workers’ Rights and Trade Union Freedom Continues #TUC25

The IER's fringe this year's TUC Congress discussed the need to resist attempts to water down the Employment Rights Bill - and ensure it is only the beginning.

labouroutlook.org

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 29d

As TUC Congress 2025 draws to a close, Prof Phil Taylor - author of the new IER, CSEU & Alex Ferry Foundation report, ‘Winning on Working Time’ blogs on the ‘unfinished business’ of the ‘Drive for 35’ & the reduction of working time: www.ier.org.uk/comments/the...

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 29d

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak pictured with James, our new member of staff, at the IER stall yesterday. We’ve had a huge number of delegates visit us over the course of #TUC2025. If you haven’t yet visited, please come down this morning, check out our publications & sign up.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 29d

RMT leader Eddie Dempsey told the IER’s Sunday evening meeting, “We support a second employment rights Bill, but I’m now less clear whether we’re going to get the original Bill at all.” Report on our #TUC2025 fringe from the Morning Star:

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/fear...

Fears grow for future of employment rights Bill after reshuffle

FOR many unions the Employment Rights Bill has been the saving grace of a Labour government whose policies on public services, welfare or climate change and a just transition give them little to cheer...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · Sep 9

Labour’s watered-down legislation won’t protect us from unfair dismissal or ban some zero-hours contracts until 2027 - leaving millions of young people vulnerable to the populist right’s appeal, warns TUC young workers chair Fraser McGuire #TUC2025 👉 morningstaronline.co.uk/article/empl...

Employment Rights Bill fails to deliver for young and precarious workers

LABOUR’S Employment Rights Bill is expected to become law this October, once it passes through the final stages of the House of Lords and receives Royal Assent. For the past year and a half, many prom...

morningstaronline.co.uk

Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · Sep 9

There’s lots going on at @The_TUC Congress this morning, but if you can find the time, please come over to the IER stall for a chat about all things employment rights, or pick up one of our publications. You’ll find us at stall 31 - as indicated on the map below. #TUC2025

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · Sep 8

Labour must not allow unelected members of the upper house to erode a single provision of the Employment Rights Bill, argues Andy McDonald MP in the Morning Star. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dont...

Don’t let the Lords sabotage workers’ rights

WHEN Labour introduced the Employment Rights Bill earlier this year, it was rightly hailed as the most significant expansion of workplace protections in a generation.After decades of Tory governments ...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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