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NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 1d

EXCLUSIVE: Over 800 NHS workers have signed our letter with Medact, saying the “already strained NHS would crumble under the pressure” of Reform’s proposal to scrap Indefinite Leave to Remain and Labour’s planned restrictions on migrant workers.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK

‘Glad you didn’t get a penny’: cafe boss gloats over unpaid tribunal…

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Raluca Terry-Enescu @ralucahippie.bsky.social · 1d

This is a huge problem that @workrights.bsky.social have documented in the past.

Crook opens company, treats workers like 💩, shafts contractors of pay - and then when sued declares insolvency, liquidates the company, starts it again under a new name - and good luck recovering your compensation.

Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 1d

"Glad you didn't get a penny from your claim as you don't deserve fck all...go fck yourself"

That's the message a director of Crussh sent to Raf just after it went into administration.Two months earlier a tribunal had ordered Crussh to pay Raf over £30k
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Don't let tribunal fees undermine the government's Plan to Make Work Pay

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 5d

Apparent proposals to reintroduce employment tribunal fees - last seen in 2013 under the Con-Dem coalition and scrapped following a successful challenge by UNISON - stand to undermine improvements (to some areas) in the Employment Rights Bill @timsharp.bsky.social www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/dont-l...

The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay promises stronger protections for workers, but apparent proposals to reintroduce employment tribunal fees risk undermining that progress.

www.tuc.org.uk

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 6d

This damning investigation from TBIJ reveals just how easy it is for exploitative employers to simply ignore justice.

Company directors must be liable for the payment of tribunal awards or settlement amounts.

www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Employment tribunals: ‘scandal’ of toothless scheme to punish…

Just 2% of fines given to employers who disobey court orders have actually been paid

'I won £65,000 at an employment tribunal – but I haven't seen a penny'

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Andy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 6d

You can have all the rights and protections you like. If you can’t enforce them, it’s redundant.

Directors and owners of companies should be made directly liable for non-payment of employment tribunal awards.

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A BBC investigation reveals thousands of workers are still missing out on tribunal payouts.

www.bbc.com

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Andy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 6d

The Tories employment tribunal fees were a disaster for access to justice and for rights at work.

This Labour government cannot undermine its own employment rights commitments by introducing them.

Just rule it out now.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards

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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.

This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 6d

We're working on a new briefing on managing access to employment justice. Stay tuned or drop us a note for a preview! @rjpartington.bsky.social

Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 6d

Not this again! Here's two truths and a lie about employment tribunal claims.

- Yes, we have fewer ET judges than during Covid.
- Yes, we have a higher volume than open cases than in 2021.
- But no, financial barriers is not how you manage access to justice.

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 6d

And that's a wrap! We cannot overstate how much the mood has changed this year. With just 5 events focused on migration policy, and Migration Minister Mike Tapp absent from events 👀, we brought migrants' experiences to the table. Read our key takeaways⬇️

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 7d

100% agree. @barnardos.org.uk & @praxisprojects.bsky.social told #Lab25 that proposals to double settlement requirements to 10 years would push more children into poverty for longer.

“Making the lives of migrant children harder will not improve the lives of non migrant children” - Comfort Etim

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 The Government wants to crash the economy.

On the very same day the Prime Minister finally distanced himself from Reform UK’s policies, his own Home Secretary announced proposals that would create a two-tier society.

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 8d

Great to hear @chrismurraymp.bsky.social tell a Fabian Society event that the Fair Work Agency will have a real role to play in enforcing the rights of migrants AND that he’s keen to work with us to make that happen ✊

Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 8d

A real pleasure to meet Kate Bell, assistant general secretary of @tuc.org.uk who agrees that migrant workers face additional vulnerabilities, and welcomes working with us to get to an immigration system that treats people with dignity.

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 8d

The recently appointed minister for employment rights @katedeardenmp.bsky.social has said she would be more than happy to meet with us to discuss migrant workers’ vulnerabilities and potential solutions to mitigate these risks.

Kate, we’re already looking forward to it 🙂

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

At a panel discussion on delivering the 10 year health plan, there’s no mention of migrant workers until we raise it.

@ippr.org ‘s Sebastian Rees @sebrees1.bsky.social agrees that there needs to be a conversation on visa reform because, in the short term, we are reliant on an overseas workforce.

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

We know that migrant workers WANT to contribute, but visa rules often restrict who they can work for, how many hours, and what roles. This can force them into poverty.

A more flexible visa system would migrant workers to contribute all they can, benefiting our economy and workplaces.

Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

‘When you attach named professions to people - agricultural workers, doctors, builders - people are fine with that. When they can imagine people working and contributing, that’s ok. A narrative around what migrants contribute is strong’ says @christabelcoops.bsky.social @labourtogether.bsky.social

Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

… and political figures are pointing at immigrants’ says South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard.

‘These communities are full of insecure work, terrible housing… They don’t believe that the government will solve these problems so they look to the far-right.’

Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

Up first: Labour, Populism and the future of Asylum, hosted by @futuregovforum.bsky.social

There’s agreement on the panel that poverty and social deprivation are the driving factors behind scapegoating migrants and asylum seekers. ‘People are looking for a reason why their lives are getting worse…

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 9d

We’re here at Labour party conference to make sure the experiences of migrant and disadvantaged workers are included in debate.

Lots of talk of immigration… little talk of migrant workers themselves and the communities they are a part of.

Say hi if you see us! 👋 Evie & Olivia

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Work Rights Centre @workrights.bsky.social · 13d

Digital ID cards… What could go wrong? We’ve all seen how the rollout of eVisas played out - full of technical failures that have threatened the rights of millions of migrants to prove their right to work. This is another recipe for disaster.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK