[IER] ‘Fire and Replace’ NOT ‘Fire and Rehire’: What is to be done?

[Christopher Boyle]

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‘Fire and Replace’ NOT ‘Fire and Rehire’: What is to be done?

In the last of his three-part discussion on the P&O crisis, IER President Keith Ewing looks at the Government response.

Grant Shapps’ nine-point plan in response to the P&O affair has been widely criticised as falling well short of what is required to deal not only with the ongoing dispute, but also with its legacy to ensure that this does not happen again. 

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 <https://www.ier.org.uk/comments/fire-and-replace-not-fire-and-rehire-what-is-to-be-done/>

P&O Ferries: A roundtable on seafarers, industrial relations and the law
Register for a virtual roundtable discussion on the legal and industrial relations implications of the mass sackings by P&O Ferries.

Details and registration here
 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/event-po-ferries-a-roundtable-on-seafarers-industrial-relations-and-the-law/>

Minimum wage to increase for UK workers this month
Increases in the minimum wage for UK workers came into effect on the 1st of April, benefiting approximately two million people.

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 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/minimum-wage-to-increase-for-uk-workers-this-month/>

Statutory sick pay increase still set below ‘survival rate,’ unions warn
The minimal increase of £3 in statutory sick pay (SSP) means the essential financial support is still set “below survival rate,” the TUC has warned.

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 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/statutory-sick-pay-increase-still-set-survival-rate-unions-warn/>

Thousands of UK workers to take part in four-day week trial
More than 3,000 workers in 60 companies across the UK will test a four-day work week in what is thought to be the world’s largest pilot scheme.

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 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/thousands-of-uk-workers-to-take-part-in-four-day-week-trial/>

The Spirit of ’72: Morning Star Spring Conference
The coming year looks set to pose unparalleled challenges: levels of inflation that will cut deep into living standards, reduced availability of basic services and, most likely, increasingly difficult employment conditions.

Details and Zoom meeting here
 <https://www.ier.org.uk/news/the-spirit-of-72-morning-star-spring-conference/>
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