IER is an independent network of academics & experts in employment law & trade union rights. We provide briefings, regular publications & organise conferences.
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If you’re planning to be in Durham for the @DurhamGala, don’t miss our Eve of Gala meeting, jointly organised with @ctufevents & in association with @strike_map. It’s an essential part of the #BigMeeting weekend.
Kindly sponsored by @Morrishlaw.
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We’ve been at @BFAWUOfficial conference in Staffordshire this week & it was great to be joined by our Chair, Lord John Hendy KC remotely, to talk to delegates about some of the gaps in the Employment Rights Act & what’s needed to plug them. #BFAWU26
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Join us over the summer in making the call for trade union rights - join the call for Employment Rights #2 Bill @IERUK @strike_map @FranHeathcote @AndreaEganGS @GFTU1 @sarahwoolley01 @johnmcdonnellMP @ADCUnion @POAUnion @RMTunion @NEUnion @TheBMA
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New research suggests a 4-day (32 hour) work week with no loss of pay would improve health, wellbeing and long-term employment sustainability for disabled workers. @4Day_Week @DisRightsUK
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Up bright and early for day one of @BFAWUOfficial annual conference in Yarnfield! As usual, our latest research and briefings are here for browsing between sessions. We are looking forward to meeting many of you over the course of the conference #BFAWU26
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Unions want commitments on jobs, pay & outsourcing, as train companies transfer to public ownership.
GTR – which includes Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express, transferred into public ownership as of Sunday 31st May: ier.org.uk/news/tssa-calls-f…
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👉 @RMTunion calls for insourcing of all railway staff following GTR nationalisation
Rail union demands all Govia Thameslink Railway staff be brought into direct employment: ier.org.uk/news/rmt-calls-fo…
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.@pcs_union calls on the NI Executive to move forward with the #GoodJobs Bill. At the power-sharing Executive meeting on last Thurs, the DUP blocked the bill, preventing it from going to the floor of the NI Assembly as an agreed Executive Bill, for debate: ier.org.uk/news/pcs-calls-on…
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UK trade union membership rises to 6.6m - an increase of 192,000 in 2025. Although a far cry from 1979, when membership peaked at 13.2m, this modest increase will be seen as a sign of renewed interest in trade unions in difficult economic times. ier.org.uk/news/uk-trade-uni…
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The ICJ yesterday affirmed that workers have the right to strike under the ILO's Freedom of Association treaty signed by 158 countries, including the UK. An historic ruling which recognises the right to strike is inherent to freedom of association.
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“For generations, working people have understood a simple truth: The freedom to join a union means nothing if you cannot withhold your labor when bosses refuse to listen. Now, the world’s highest court has affirmed that truth,” says Jeffrey Vogt, director of the @ILAW_Network
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You can now listen to episode 2 of the IER's podcast 'Working Life' on the 'Right to Strike' with Lord John Hendy KC and Professor Tonia Novitz, both of whom contributed to key submissions made before the ICJ in this landmark ruling.
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The Zero Hours Provisions of the Employment Rights Act: Diversionary Tactics?
The provisions do not - and do not even purport to - guarantee workers a reasonable working schedule argues Zoe Adams of King's College, Cambridge: ier.org.uk/comments/the-zero…
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Unfair dismissal claims face five-year delay as tribunal backlog grows:
Unprecedented employment tribunal service delays in England and Wales mean people bringing unfair dismissal claims are waiting up to five years for their case to be heard: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9p…
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On Tuesday, the @WORCrights published a brand new report, ‘Employment Tribunals in crisis: The blind spot in the ‘New Deal for Working People’. Our Chair, John Hendy KC, spoke at the launch. Please have a read of this comprehensive & important document: workrightscentre.org/publica…
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Back in Brighton exhibiting with @pcs_union and already having some brilliant conversations with delegates about employment rights. Come and say hello, have a chat, and pick up our latest work.
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We can overcome obstacles’ – PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote
@FranHeathcote addresses opening of @pcs_union conference with reasons for optimism despite the issues facing our members and the country: ier.org.uk/news/we-can-overc…
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IER chairperson Lord John Hendy KC speaking now @pcs_union Culture Conference ahead of national conference tomorrow. A fantastic discussion on industrial action!
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He says: ‘the proliferation of individual employment rights came one by one, and has grown with the recent ERA 2025… but all the statutory employment rights in the world will not guarantee a rise in the standards of living nor guarantee a voice for workers at work’
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Towards a second Employment Rights Bill - by Steve Gillan, general secretary, @POAUnion.
A second wave of legislation is vital to restore the fundamental right to strike and end the exploitation of prison officers: ier.org.uk/comments/towards-…
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