[IER] IER welcomes Labour's 20-point plan for workers' rights

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The Institute of Employment Rights welcomes the Labour Party's 20-point plan to strengthen workers' rights, which was published over the weekend.

The plan <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0df81627e2&e=71131c031b>  includes some of the key proposals we made last year in our Manifesto for Labour Law <http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0266a56c5c&e=71131c031b>  - 25 recommendations for reform backed by the UK's major trade unions <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=09ae1bd80d&e=71131c031b>  - including a universal employment status to provide all people in jobs with access to the full suite of rights from Day One; sectoral collective bargaining; the repeal of the Trade Union Act; guaranteeing trade unions with a right to access workplaces; ensuring workers can be represented by a trade union representative; and the abolition of employment tribunal fees.

The Institute of Employment Rights wholeheartedly welcomes the new proposals. In time, we would like to see the introduction of an independent Labour Inspectorate to help in monitoring and enforcing those rights. Currently, for those in non-union workplaces, the only check on whether or not employers are adhering to employment law is workers contesting their rights at tribunal. We argue that instead of asking workers to police their own rights, an independent body should inspect workplaces to ensure bosses are abiding by the law.

Read more about our recommendations in our Manifesto for Labour Law <http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=36f627bf83&e=71131c031b> 

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