[IER] Why May's workers' rights concessions are nothing more than false promises

[Sarah Glenister]

IER News Brief 07/03/19

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Thursday 07th March 2019

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IER Chair John Hendy QC and IER President Professor Keith Ewing have published a detailed critique <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=d48321a4d0&e=71131c031b>  of the workers' rights proposals lauched yesterday by a government desperate to win support for its Brexit deal.

The experts explain that the 'non-regression clause' Theresa May promises to enact in order to protect those EU-derived rights already in UK law are unclear and do not guarantee that workers' rights will not be diluted in a post-Brexit UK.

Further, they question the Prime Minister's promise that future workers' rights brought in by the EU after the UK has left will be taken to a vote in Parliament so that MPs can decide whether or not to maintain international standards for employment law. Keith and John point out this vow also offers no guarantee that the UK will not fall behind our peers in labour law terms, especially under a government with a history of eroding workers' rights.

Lastly, they explain how May's promises are not legally binding commitments, as has beem implied by the government. Although they will now - finally - be written into a Bill to be put before Parliament, there is nothing to stop any successor from repealing that Bill and the future of the UK's employment law will still be left at the mercy of whoever holds power.

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	Liverpool: Case law development - labour law review 
Thursday 21 March 2019 - 09:30 - 15:00
Unite the Union, Liverpool 
At this interactive, hands-on conference, trade union representatives and others interested in defending workers’ rights will learn how recent changes in the law are being interpreted in the courts, as well as given the opportunity to apply what they learn to issues in their own workplace.
Speakers include Betsan Criddle and Bruno Gill 
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	London: Case law development - labour law review 
Wednesday 24 April 2019 - 09:30 - 15:00
Unite the Union, London 
At this interactive, hands-on conference, trade union representatives and others interested in defending workers’ rights will learn how recent changes in the law are being interpreted in the courts, as well as given the opportunity to apply what they learn to issues in their own workplace.
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	Rolling out the Manifesto for Labour Law: £10 
Edited by John Hendy QC, Prof Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones 
The IER’s 2016 Manifesto for Labour Law garnered support from major unions across the UK, the Green Party, the Scottish Nationalist Party, and most of all the Labour Party, which adopted many of the IER’s recommendations as a blueprint for future reform. Now we present Rolling Out, a guide to how our recommendations could be practically implemented. 
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	Blacklisting: the need for a public inquiry (including a Manifesto Against Blacklisting): £8 
By Dave Smith and Alex Just 
In his thoughtful account of the conspiracy, which incorporates the first-hand experiences of blacklisted workers and their families, the author leads readers through the multitude of obstacles faced by the victims. It concludes with a call for a public inquiry that forces those involved to publically account for their actions; and a detailed Manifesto Against Blacklisting 
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	Europe, the EU and Britain: Workers' Rights and Economic Democracy: £8 
Notes from a seminar by the Institute of Employment Rights and the Marx Memorial Library 
On 01 July 2017, labour movement leaders from across Europe met at the Marx Memorial Library, London, to discuss how a progressive future for workers’ rights can be sought following the UK’s vote to leave the EU. This report documents the meeting, including the transcripts of each presentation, as well as notes on the discussion between panel and delegates on the day. 
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	The Legacy of Thatcherism in European Labour Relations: The Impact of the Politics of Neo-Liberalism and Austerity on Collective Bargaining in a Fragmenting Europe: £8 
By Miguel Martinez Lucio, Aristea Koukiadaki and Isabel Tavora 
As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, this analysis – the 11th in our Comparative Notes series – shines a light on the deleterious effect of the nation's deregulatory influence on the bloc. 
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	8 Good Reasons Why Adult Social Care Needs Sectoral Collective Bargaining: £8 
By Dr Lydia Hayes 
In this booklet, Dr Lydia Hayes sets out the lessons learned from her interdisciplinary research into the social care sector, and builds upon the recommendations made in the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law: a comprehensive revision of worker’s rights to propose a sectoral collective bargaining structure for the negotiation of wages and conditions. 
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