[IER] IER proposals to transform Wales and help fight climate change

Fri Jul 12 16:53:23 BST 2019

IER News Brief 12/07/19Follow us on Twitter  
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Friday 12th July 2019
Two news stories this week have illustrated how the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law recommendations have a wide range of applications, from tackling economic productivity to fighting climate change.

In Wales, the Manifesto informed, in part, the latest report of the Fair Work Commission, which is now the basis for the government's Social Partnership Bill.

Earlier this week, First Minister Mark Drakeford told the Senedd the new Bill will promote collective bargaining, require bidders on public contracts to meet fair labour standards, establish a government department to improve and uphold workers' rights, strengthen the enforcement of employment law and collective agreements, and introduce a duty on public sector organisations to address socioeconomic inequalities.

He emphasised that the new legislation would not only ensure Welsh workers can find fair wages and conditions, but that good employers would not longer be undercut by unscrupulous ones, and as a result of a more committed workforce, economic productivity would improve.

The IER will hold a free event with the architects of the Manifesto for Labour Law, as well as members of the Welsh Assembly and Wales TUC, who helped to develop the Social Partnerships Bill. Click here to register your attendance.

Elsewhere, an announcement from the TUC revealed how the Manifesto for Labour Law can be put to use in countering climate change. The TUC's proposals for mechanisms that could make our economy greener as well as fairer closely mirror those put forth in the Manifesto. These include a forum of representatives from across society to plan towards a low-carbon future; effective collective bargaining processes to ensure workers' voices are heard in every workplace during the transition to a greener UK; government support for the upskilling of the workforce to fill new skills gaps; and mechanisms to ensure wages and conditions are not undercut.
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> click here to read full story How the IER can deliver the greener, fairer economy that unions want 
The TUC released a new report calling on government and employers to prepare for the transition to a climate-safe economy in conjunction with workers and their unions. 
> click here to read full story Wales to launch new trade union rights 
Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford detailed the core principles of a new Social Partnership Bill to the Welsh Assembly, which will make it easier for unions, employers and government to work together to provide fair work and a strong, productive economy for all. 
> click here to read full story Prison workers 'unsupported in dangerous jobs until they're 68' 
Prison workers gathered in the House of Commons this week to share their experiences of work in the justice system. 
> click here to read full story   Free events next week "> 
  Events Labour Law and the Fair Work Agenda 
Wednesday 16 July 2019 - 18:00 - 19:30
Cardiff University, Cardiff 
This meeting will update us on the IER manifesto, the TUC great jobs agenda and the work that the Wales TUC is undertaking with Welsh government to ensure that fair work through social partnership is delivered for workers throughout Wales. 
> click here to read more and book your place Equality and Discrimination - Liverpool 
Thursday 17 October 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00
Unite the Union, Liverpool 
At this conference, an expert panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will update delegates on the latest developments in equality law and suggest how workers' rights can be protected regardless of their personal characteristics. 
> click here to read more and book your place Equality and Discrimination - London 
Wednesday 13 November 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00
Unite the Union, London 
At this conference, an expert panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will update delegates on the latest developments in equality law and suggest how workers' rights can be protected regardless of their personal characteristics. 
> click here to read more and book your place Employment Law Update 2019 - Liverpool 
Thursday 21 November 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00
Unite the Union, Liverpool 
It's time again for the most popular Institute of Employment Rights conference of the year, at which we bring together leading lawyers, academics and campaigners from across the UK to update delegates on developments in labour law over the previous 12 months and to suggest how workers can be better protected. 
> click here to read more and book your place Employment Law Update 2019 - London 
Wednesday 04 December 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00
Unite the Union, Liverpool 
It's time again for the most popular Institute of Employment Rights conference of the year, at which we bring together leading lawyers, academics and campaigners from across the UK to update delegates on developments in labour law over the previous 12 months and to suggest how workers can be better protected. 
> click here to read more and book your place 
  PublicationsRolling 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. 
click here to read more and purchase 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 
click here to read more and purchase 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. 
> click here to read more and purchase 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. 
> click here to read more and purchase 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. 
> Click here to read more and purchase 
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