[IER] News Brief 28/06/13

Fri Jun 28 16:00:29 BST 2013

The latest employment news and expert critique from the Institute of Employment Rights.

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New on the Coalition Timeline

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What have we learned from the Coalition Timeline so far?  <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1385> Find out in the IER's latest series of articles. 

Increasing vulnerability in the workplace

- Lansley 'wanted to sack whistleblower' (24/06/13)

Pay and Benefits

- Keep pay low for young people, govt says (27/06/13)

Public Sector

- Spending review deepens attack on public sector workers (26/06/13)

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline> GO TO THE TIMELINE TO READ MORE

News

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/liverpool-mps-publish-voluntary-code-conduct-zero-hours-contracts> Logo.GIFLiverpool MPs publish voluntary code of conduct for zero-hour contracts 

26 June 2013

A report published by three Labour MPs from the Liverpool area includes six-point voluntary code for employers taking on staff on a zero-hour basis.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/liverpool-mps-publish-voluntary-code-conduct-zero-hours-contracts> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/zero-hour-contracts-used-employers-silence-poorly-treated-workers-study-shows> Logo.GIFZero-hour contracts used by employers to silence poorly treated workers, study shows 

26 June 2013

A new study from the Resolution Foundation has revealed some employers use zero-hour contracts as a way of scaring their workers into silence in the face of abuses or unfair treatment.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/zero-hour-contracts-used-employers-silence-poorly-treated-workers-study-shows> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/spending-review-deepens-attack-public-sector-workers> Logo.GIFSpending review deepens attack on public sector workers

26 June 2013

Today’s spending review has announced further attacks on public sector workers’ pay and job security.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/spending-review-deepens-attack-public-sector-workers> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/un-special-rapporteur-calls-increased-trade-union-rights-uk> Logo.GIFUN Special Rapporteur calls for increased trade union rights in the UK

27 June 2013

Trade union rights in the UK must be strengthened, the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom or peaceful assembly and of association Maina Kiai has said.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/un-special-rapporteur-calls-increased-trade-union-rights-uk> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/human-rights-committee-calls-govt-publish-evidence-uk-cannot-afford-optimum-parental-leave> Logo.GIFHuman rights committee calls on govt to publish evidence that UK cannot afford optimum parental leave

27 June 2013

In its  <http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201314/jtselect/jtrights/29/29.pdf> report on the Children and Families Bill, which is currently passing through parliament, the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has called on the government to make public the evidence it has to show that the UK cannot afford the most effective shared parental leave plan.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/human-rights-committee-calls-govt-publish-evidence-uk-cannot-afford-optimum-parental-leave> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/john-hendy-qc-union-rights-are-human-rights> John Hendy.jpgWidespread 'compromise agreements' in the NHS could be gagging whistleblowers

27 June 2013
Institute of Employment Rights chairman John Hendy QC has called collective bargaining a human right and insisted wages should be set by workers and "not the great and the good."  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/john-hendy-qc-union-rights-are-human-rights> Read more...

Resources

New consultation:  <https://tockify.com/consultation.calendar> Triennial Review of the Health and Safety Executive - on proposals to shut down, privatise, or change the function of the HSE. 

Latest Publications

The political attack on workplace representation - a legal response

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/political-attack-workplace-representation-legal-response> workplace rep cover.jpgThis brand new publication from Professor Keith Ewing - President of the IER - and Alan Bogg provides a legal response to the government's attempts to quash union representation in the workplace through such policies as cutting facility time.

The book is highly recommended for trade unions and their members and is available to those who belong to a union at just £10 compared with £40 for others.

Access to justice in employment disputes: surveying the terrain

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/access-justice-employment-disputes-surveying-terrain> Access to Justice cover.jpgThis collection of five essays by some of the UK's leading experts in employment tribunals and disputes includes work by John Hendy QC, the go-to lawyer for major trade union cases and the IER's Chair, and renowned academic Linda Dickens MBE. 

We have limited stock available, so  <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/access-justice-employment-disputes-surveying-terrain> order your copy now. 

Justice Deferred: a critical guide to the Coalition's employment tribunal reforms 

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Our most popular book of 2013.

There are still some copies of our popular publication  <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitions-employment-tribunal-reforms> Justice Deferred left. Unions and branches are advised to buy in bulk to receive a per-book discount.

Special offer

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/federation-news-spring-2012-meeting-challenges-age> Fed News Spring 2012 Cover.JPGFederation News Spring, 2012: Meeting the challenges of age

Essays from academics, youth workers and unionists on how trade unions can attract, help and protect the UK's youngest and oldest workers.

Now only £5! -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/federation-news-spring-2012-meeting-challenges-age> Read more and purchase a copy here

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In the news this week...

New Acas code published: Settlement agreements

Acas has published its new code on settlement agreements, which can be found  <http://www.acas.org.uk/media/pdf/n/o/Acas-response-to-Settlement-Agreements-Code-June-2013.pdf> here. The new code follows consultation with unions, employers, other organisations and individuals. Many of the suggestions of trade unions were taken on board by Acas, including writing in the code that an employee is permitted to take a union official or other companion into settlement meetings; and changes to the list of 'improper behaviour' by employees to include 'unambiguous impropriety'. 

Public sector

In the week that George Osborne's Spending Review announced another attack on public sector workers, there has been more news on the damage the spending cuts have already done.  <http://www.tuc.org.uk/economy/tuc-22297-f0.cfm> Research by the Trades Union Council showed that over 180,000 children with a parent working in the public sector will fall into poverty by 2015.

However, trade unions have also shown their might in the fight back against the cuts, with the NUT and NASUWT  <http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teachers-strike-thousands-walk-out-2004151> taking thousands of teachers out to strike rallies in the North West this week. Meanwhile,  <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-23045072> Unison took another step toward victory in a long-running fight for equal pay for women in Dumfries and Galloway, as the Supreme Court agreed that it is fair for the union to compare the work of female nursery nurses and classroom assistant to male menial staff (such as refuse workers) in order to claim equal pay and conditions. The case will now be referred back to tribunal.

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Health and Safety at Work 2013

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Take Action

Austerity Uncovered: Bring your stories to the TUC
The TUC has organised a national road tour collecting evidence of the hardship caused by austerity. Find out when they will be in a town near you  <http://austerityuncovered.org/> here.

Raise your voice with the People's Manifesto

Tell People United what is important to you in order to build the People's Manifesto - a charter of the rights and needs of the people of this country designed to burst the Westminster bubble. 

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Bring Greek National Television Back On Air

Sign the European Broadcast Union petition to the government of Greece, which demands the reestablishment of state television services in the country. The closure of public television in Greece has been slammed as undemocratic.

 <http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/EBU_Petition_Get_ERT_back_on_air/?copy> Sign the petition here 

Your Rights At Work - save the social chapter
Unions Together have organised a petition against David Cameron's proposals to bring employment law back to the UK instead of allowing the EU to influence the rights of workers. This would put at risk paid holiday and sick leave, the Working Time Directive, equality laws and health and safety regulations.

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Campaign on behalf of the Shrewsbury 24

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