[IER] In six weeks, we'll know the future of workers' rights

Fri Nov 1 11:19:21 GMT 2019

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In six weeks, we'll know the future of workers' rights

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The announcement of a snap General Election begins a countdown on workers' rights. With the ideological gap between Conservative and Labour Parties wider than it has been for decades, the next six weeks will decide the future of workers' rights.

While a  <https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=35bd2a3bfd&e=71131c031b> leaked government memo this week revealed Tory plans to dilute employment standards after the UK leaves the EU, the Labour Party's Manifesto is expected to take forward a significant number of the Institute of Employment Rights' (IER) recommendations to strengthen them. The Party has already adopted the IER's proposal for a new Ministry of Labour, which is currently led by Laura Pidcock, and has pledged to reinstate sectoral collective bargaining and introduce a living wage.

Over the course of the election, the IER will compare the details of Party Manifestos as they pertain to workers' rights and provide expert analysis of breaking news. 

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New mothers forced into low-paid work, campaigners warn

New mothers are being forced to take low-paid, part-time work or even quit their jobs entirely because they cannot find an employer willing to provide flexible working arrangements and childcare is too expensive.

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Leaked document reveals govt plan to tear up workers' rights

A leaked document seen by the Financial Times has revealed the government's plans to dilute workers' rights after the UK leaves the EU.

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Govt proposes consultation on making employers provide references

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced its intention to consult on proposals to make employers provide references to workers.

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EVENT: Equality & Discrimination 2019 - London

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13 November, 09:30 - 15:00

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.

Speakers:

*	Donna Rowe-Merriman, Unison - NMW: Abuses & discrimination
*	Siobhan Endean, Unite National officer for equalities - Sectoral collective bargaining and equal pay
*	Caroline Underhill, Thompsons solicitors - Equal Pay?
*	John Page, The Equality Trust - Winning on Equal Pay
*	Paul Scholey, Morrish Solicitors - Discrimination - recent cases
*	Sian Elliott, TUC Women's Equality Officer -Tackling Sexual harassment in the workplace
*	Helen Carr, UCU - Tackling Sexual harassment in education

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FREE: Brexit and Workers' Rights

Now, on the brink of the third deadline for a Brexit deal, two leading UK academics consider the possible implications of a ‘no-deal Brexit’ for UK workers’ rights. They conclude that the process and the post-Brexit architecture will be owned and determined by the political party in power at the time of Brexit and they pose two alternative scenarios.

Either the future could deliver a relentless process of ossification, stagnation and erosion of UK labour rights led by politicians traditionally hostile to workers’ rights. Or, the UK could not only protect those UK rights already on the statute book but could resist the tendencies of the European Commission to decentralise collective bargaining arrangements and deregulate employment protection legislation.

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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=30bd9db2a9&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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