[IER] Unions warn Ministers that a vast exodus of essential workers is inevitable without higher pay

[Ben Sellers]

News brief - 01/04/22                                                                           View this email in your browser 





Unions warn Ministers that a vast exodus of essential workers is inevitable without higher pay


According to a UNISON report released this week, thousands of low-paid NHS workers, including 999 call operators, healthcare assistants, medical secretaries, and cleaners, are at risk of leaving for the private sector.

Supermarkets, coffee shops, and logistics companies are among the businesses that are advertising pay higher than the NHS’s lowest hourly rates.


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Shapps’ P&O response is far from adequate
We need unions themselves to be put back into the heart of negotiations and given the freedom to defend their members.

- IER Chair John Hendy QC


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Government announce a new statutory code to prevent unscrupulous employers from using fire and rehire tactics
The government claims a statutory code on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’ will clamp down on controversial tactics used by employers.


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High Court win for PCS union
"This was an act of political spite to try and hobble the union’s funding and ability to operate."

via Thompsons Solicitors


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Draconian new powers given to union certification officer to come into force, IER warns
IER warns in the Morning Star about the new anti-trade union legislation coming into force today.


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This Isn’t a Cost of Living Crisis – It’s a Class War
>From rising bills to falling wages to the P&O scandal, the Tory government is presiding over a collapsing economy for workers – and it can only be fought by trade union organisation.

- General Secretary of the CWU Dave Ward writes in Tribune
  


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