[IER] Slightly delayed 29 August News Brief

[Carolyn Jones]

News Brief 29 August



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In the news this week


After including a ban on exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill, a consultation has now been launched to close loopholes in the ban. While this may look like a step in the right direction by the government, the current media focus on exclusivity clauses is a distraction from the deeper problems of ZHCs, as argued in the new IER publication  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/zero-hours-contracts-exclusivity-clause-consultation> Re-regulating Zero Hours Contracts.

A “significant” rise in migration was announced by the government this week, including an increase in those migrating for work. While political rhetoric continues to focus on “the problem” of migration in the run up to the general election, these migration statistics reflect the pursuit of undervalued labour in a free-market, global economy. The IER believes that any migration policy must address labour standards. Our publication Labour migration in hard times: Reforming labour market regulation? is available  <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-labour-market-regulation> here

We’ve gone into more depth on a wide range of stories this week. Click through on the stories below to read more.



Carr review into industrial disputes collapses


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/carr-review-industrial-disputes-collapses> 

By Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE

The review of rules governing industrial disputes, lead by Bruce Carr Q.C. collapsed in August when he notified the Government that: “I am concerned about the ability of the review to operate in a progressively politicised environment in the run-up to the general election and in circumstances in which the main parties will wish to legitimately set out their respective manifesto commitments and have already started to do so”.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/carr-review-industrial-disputes-collapses> Read more…


Economic justice is a prerequisite to social wellbeing


  <http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/johnhendy_0.img_assist_custom.png>  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/economic-justice-prerequisite-social-wellbeing> By Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC

Workers are now worse off to the tune of £1,600 annually than they were at the time of the last election. Pay freezes and below-inflation wage rises have led to this fall in real wages, the low-paid being punished with cuts to benefits. The deterioration of pay and conditions for workers are of course a symptom of the great cruelty at the heart of modern society. This is the cruelty of rising inequality, all the more cruel because it is deliberate and avoidable.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/economic-justice-prerequisite-social-wellbeing> Read more…


Tribunal orders council to pay £65k in compensation


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tribunal-orders-council-pay-%C2%A365k-compensation> 

Bromley council has been ordered to pay over £64,000 in compensation after offering employees cash incentives to give up employment rights. The employees were offered a wage rise and a one-off payment to sign new contracts which would have taken them out of their existing collective bargaining agreements. The new contracts would have enabled pay to be set by the council, rather than by national or regional agreements, negotiated by unions. The case was taken to tribunal by 18 UNISON members.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tribunal-orders-council-pay-%C2%A365k-compensation> Read More…

 New Publications

  <http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/re-regulating%20zero%20hours%20coontracts%20cover_0.img_assist_custom.png> 


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/re-regulating-zero-hours-contracts> Re-regulating Zero Hours Contracts


By Zoe Adams and Simon Deakin

ZHCs are highly profitable for employers, but lead to insecurity of income and low pay for workers. The authors point to rigidities in employment law and the operation of the tax-benefit system as being responsible for the rise in zero hours contracting. Order your copy <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/re-regulating-zero-hours-contracts>  here

  <http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/trade%20unions%20and%20economic%20inequality.img_assist_custom.png> 


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/trade-unions-and-economic-inequality> Trade Unions and Economic Inequality

By Dr Lydia Hayes and Professor Tonia Novitz

What is the point of trade unions? What do they deliver? Are trade unions relevant in 21st century modern society? These and many other questions are answered by the authors of this timely and well presented report. Order your copy <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/trade-unions-and-economic-inequality>  here


Other Publications


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-labour-market-regulation> 


 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-labour-market-regulation> Labour migration in hard times: Reforming labour market regulation?


Edited by Bernard Ryan

A collection of papers by the UK’s leading experts on labour migration on the exploitation of migrant workers and the need for labour law reform.


New on the Coalition Timeline


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Increasing vulnerability in the workplace


·         Consultation launched on exclusivity ban


Trade union freedoms


·         Carr review collapses


Welfare


·         300,000 will be hit by five-week wait

 

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Forthcoming Events


Employment Law Update 2014, Unite the Union, London


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Tuesday 7 October 2014

This 10th annual IERconference is designed to ensure trade union representatives are kept up to date and well-informed about developments in employment law. It is a must go to event for anyone with an interest in employment law and the protection of collective and individual workers’ rights.

 Employment Law Update 2014, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

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Wednesday 22 October 2014
This 7th annual IERconference in the North West is designed to ensure trade union representatives are kept up to date and well-informed about developments in employment law. It is a must go to event for anyone with an interest in employment law and the protection of collective and individual workers’ rights.

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Wednesday 19 November 2014
Four years after the introduction of the Equality Act and where are we now? Leading equality experts from the law, trade unions and academia will come together to critically assess the latest case law, precedents and evidence and anticipate where they will lead us in terms of ensuring fairness at work for all.

TUPE Update: the new Regulations, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

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Wednesday 3rd December 2014
The government published new TUPE Regulations in November 2013, revealing service provision rules will not be repealed, but several changes will be made that could hinder trade union activity. There are many uncertainties about the new regulations and the conference will aim to provide answers to many questions plus any additional questions from delegates on the day.

 

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