[IER] Corbyn adopts IER proposals at TUC 2019

Mon Sep 16 16:37:46 BST 2019

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Watch: Shadow Minister of Employment Rights, Laura Pidcock, joins IER Chair John Hendy QC and IER President Professor Keith Ewing to discuss the benefits of the Labour Party adopting the IER proposal for a Ministry of Employment Rights. 

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Jeremy Corbyn adopts IER proposals

At TUC 2019, the Institute of Employment Rights was proud to witness a great many of the recommendations in our new  <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=8f00a08c2c&e=71131c031b> Guide to a progressive Industrial Relations Bill adopted by the Labour Party.

In his address to Congress, Jeremy Corbyn thanked the IER for its advice, while announcing several key IER proposals would be taken forward by the Party, including:

*	The establishment of a Ministry of Labour (renamed a Ministry of Employment Rights)
*	The restoration of sectoral collective bargaining
*	The repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016
*	Real Living Wage
*	Equal rights for all workers from day one
*	Ban on zero-hour contracts
*	An independent Labour Inspectorate (renamed a Workers' Protection Agency)
*	Workers on company boards

Following Corbyn's address, Shadow Minister for Employment Rights, Laura Pidcock, took to the stage to provide a more detailed explanation of how Labour's new Ministry for Employment Rights would work, holding up to the crowd a copy of the IER's  <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=2eb0940402&e=71131c031b> Guide to a progressive Industrial Relations Bill as a key text.

Jeremy Corbyn's address to TUC 2019

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Laura Pidcock's address to TUC 2019

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Our fringe: A Ministry of Labour - What can it deliver for working people?

On Sunday 08 September 2019, we held out fringe meeting A Ministry of Labour - What can it deliver for working people? at Brighton's Old Ship Hotel.

Speakers Laura Pidcock, Shadow Minister for Employment Rights; Tim Roache, General Secretary of GMB; Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of PCS; Dave Ward, General Secretary of CWU; and Howard Beckett, Assistant General Secretary of Unite addressed a packed house, each describing the need for and benefits of workers' rights reform.

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IER Chair receives peership

Congratulations to our Chair John Hendy QC on his receipt of a peership from Jeremy Corbyn during TUC 2019 last week.

A Barrister for Old Square Chambers and a celebrated trade union lawyers, we're delighted to hear that John will be joined in the House of Lords by former General Secretary of the NUT Christine Blower.

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FREE: Guide to a progressive Industrial Relations Bill

Download our free  <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=c0087c871c&e=71131c031b> Guide to a progressive Industrial Relations Bill, in which we explain our recommendations for reform in a digestible and easy-to-read format, laying out our vision for an effective framework of labour law fit for the 21st century.

We believe this Bill will transform the world of work for millions of people, give workers a voice in parliament, in their jobs, and across the economy at large.

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Support for a Ministry of Labour - in pics

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Competition winners

Congratulations to the four winners of our TUC 2019 raffle, whose names were announced at lunchtime on Wednesday 11 September 2019.

First prize of £50 in book tokens went to Linda Hobson (pictured); second prize of an IER goody bag went to Naseem Sheikh; third prize of a free entry to an IER conference went to Andreen Bamford; and fourth prize - a year of Campaign or Trade Union Freedom newsletters - went to Tonye Jones.

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