[IER] World of work 'returns to pre-industrial era', says BoE economist

Fri Jun 23 17:37:20 BST 2017

IER News Brief 23/06/17

 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=d66916dbd4&e=71131c031b> Follow us on Twitter

news brief

Friday 23rd June 2017

  <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/42bef9e9-0080-4d3d-9334-2e260fdb3b8d.gif> 

The world of work has returned to a similar pattern seen in the pre-industrial era of 1500-1750 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=552e590bb1&e=71131c031b> , with high levels of self employment, low levels of unionisation, and a decoupling in the link between employment rates and wage levels.

That's according to Bank of England economist Andrew Haldane, who pointed to the casualisation of work as a factor in weak wage growth in a speech earlier this week. Indeed, new OECD figures <http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=6d6c741383&e=71131c031b>  warn that the UK will see the worst decline in real wages of any developed economy next year.

But the Queen's Speech did not offer much in the way of reassurance for workers, pointing to a few manifesto promises that may transpire to be tokenistic at best. See our easy-to-read table on what the Queen's Speech does - and doesn't - mean for workers <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=d3a2d0e386&e=71131c031b> .

Also in the headlines today: Theresa May's deal for EU workers resident in the UK, which European leaders have criticised as 'vague' <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=27bb3a5d83&e=71131c031b> , while the 3million group, which represents the interests of EU workers in the UK, revealed they currently have fewer rights than a jar of jam <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0a1dd45054&e=71131c031b> .

Fears abound not only for EU nationals' but also for UK-born workers' rights, which the Conservative Party has so far refused to protect in statute when the UK leaves the EU. There are also concerns that pressures on the UK to be "corporation-friendly" in future international trade deals will lead to a race to the bottom of workers' rights. On 19 July, our experts will debate the risks to and opportunities for workers' and trade union rights from Brexit and trade deals. Book your place now to avoid disappointment <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=dbd51a3e5c&e=71131c031b> .

Subscribers receive all of our publications free and discount rates on our conferences.  <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=3d366d27f1&e=71131c031b> Subscribe now

 News and comment

 Low Pay <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/c9de063b-cd73-4fc5-8d13-fb67b7e3e040.png> 

	World of work 'has returned to pre-industrial era', says Bank of England economist
The world of work has returned in character to that of the pre-industrial era, Bank of England economist Andrew Haldane noted in a speech in Bradford on Tuesday (20 June 2017).
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=56d819090d&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 Access to Justice <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/3217d00c-d174-45e5-a9cf-a588a59f2af4.jpg> 

	Law Society backs independent enforcement of workers' rights
The Law Society has backed the independent enforcement of workers' rights as a means to preventing exploitation, echoing similar recommendations put forth by the Institute of Employment Rights.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=9fc2a2669c&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 Workers' rights <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/b1c726de-bf3c-454c-9dd0-50d42672c9ff.png> 

	What did the Queen's Speech say on workers' rights?
The Queen's Speech has been widely criticised for being a little on the thin side compared with previous speeches, especially in light of the cancellation of a Queen's Speech in 2018. But what did it say for the future of workers' rights?
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=769004fc0e&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 Low pay <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/c9de063b-cd73-4fc5-8d13-fb67b7e3e040.png> 

	Employers withhold £1.2bn in wages and £1.5bn in holiday pay every year, says study
Research from Middlesex University London has found that employers withhold £1.2 billion in wages and £1.5 billion in holiday pay from workers every year.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=68cf9bfc09&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 Gregor Gall <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/de5f2d5e-3993-449f-9e28-f9d30ee27e0e.jpg> 

	COMMENT: The Tory Trade Union Act 2016: What Has Its Impact Been So Far?
Professor of Industrial Relations at the University of Bradford Gregor Gall sumarises new research from the Jimmy Reid Foundation, providing the firstevidence of the impact of the Trade Union Act 2016.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7cfe4bf569&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 Steve Tombs <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/e0a0f4fb-1680-43ea-b085-d284ec1737b4.jpg> 

	COMMENT: Health and Safety: Undoing Social Protection
Professor of Criminology at the Open University, Steve Tombs, draws his latest research to discuss how the deregulation of health and safety is undoing social protection.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=6a9a7c85b3&e=71131c031b> > click here to read full story

 FEATURED EVENT 

 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7d5095d6a9&e=71131c031b> 

	At this one-day conference, some of the UK's leading academics, lawyers and campaigners will discuss the threats to employment law posed by Brexit, as well as proposing ideas for how workers' rights can be protected and even improved upon during the negotiations with the EU, as well as in future trade deals.

Book your seat now <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=875dd894a0&e=71131c031b> 

  Publications

 LLH2016 <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/815fda47-e4b4-4148-a3e2-81af67efe0a4.jpg> 

	Labour Law Highlights 2016: £8
Edited by Rebecca Tuck
This year’s Labour Law Highlights is produced against the backdrop of a Brexit vote in the UK and a Trump victory in the USA. It promises to be a bumpy ride ahead!
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=e42722d6d0&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase

 Health and Safety Time for Change <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/afdba51d-b908-42ab-8241-ddca46df52ce.jpg> 

	Health and Safety at Work Act: Time for Change: £10
By Phil James and David Walters
The world of work is changing. Fast. But the framework of law tasked with protecting the health, safety and well being of workers is now 50 years old and – according to the authors of this report – no longer fit for purpose. The authors put forth proposals for reform
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=dd88cc8444&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase

 EU Developments <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/fb25d1db-2c1e-4d50-8d47-17dc166f146f.jpeg> 

	Access to Justice: Exposing the myths: £6
By Andrew Moretta
In the second of IER’s series of Mythbusters, Andrew Moretta considers the many myths surrounding access to justice, including the narrative surrounding the “red tape” and “burdens on business” ideology, which he believes paved the way for systematic attacks on the tribunal system.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=d4a7bddf30&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase

 Kill the Bill <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/3a996d1c-1459-4dfb-81b8-8901488dad8a.jpg> 

	Protect the right to strike: kill the bill: £5
By John Hendy QC & Professor Keith Ewing
Two leading experts on trade union rights – Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC – publish a short but comprehensive overview of the Trade Union Bill and its implications.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=b4140cdc4f&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase 

 Ballot Thresholds <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/cee8b19e-c2dc-452d-a284-b14209fbf568.jpg> 

	The Conservative Government’s proposed strike ballot thresholds: The challenge to trade unions: from £6
By Professor Ralph Darlington and Dr John Dobson
According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result in ‘the biggest showdown over industrial relations for a generation’ and go on to drill down into one aspect of the government’s proposals – strike ballots.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=07af4c9548&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase 

 Keithe Ewing <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/6ac2ddd4-6bd6-4c3f-81ad-06fdb882171c.jpg> 

	The mythology of business: from £6
By David Whyte
The ‘myths’ that this publication takes into consideration are the kind of things that politicians now routinely say without thinking. Yet these 10 myths have very little foundation in reality and are rarely, if ever, accompanied with any concrete evidence to support them.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=5f5cd4e211&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and purchase 

  Events

 Post-Brexit Employment Rights and Trade Deals <https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/d195724f-fb66-44e4-821a-50735e76fef4.jpg> 

	London: Post-Brexit Employment Rights and Trade Deals
19 July 2017 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London
This conference will discuss the threats to employment law posed by Brexit, as well as proposing ideas for how workers' rights can be protected and even improved upon during the negotiations with the EU, as well as in future trade deals.
Speakers include Keith Ewing, Diana Holland, Iain Birell, John Foster and Robin White.
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=553a7ff16c&e=71131c031b> > click here to read more and book your place

To unsubscribe, please contact sarah at ier.org.uk <mailto:sarah at ier.org.uk?subject=Unsubscribe> . 

Produced by:
Institute of Employment Rights,
4th Floor, Jack Jones House
1 Islington
Liverpool L3 8EG
0151 207 5265
 <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=b5ca4f9dd3&e=71131c031b> www.ier.org.uk

  <http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=3436168c0d&e=71131c031b> 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://mailman.gn.apc.org/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20170623/eceeabce/attachment-0001.html>