Get Ahead on Flex: health unions launch flexible working campaign in NHS.
NHS employers must end postcode lottery on flexible working, say coalition of unions: www.ier.org.uk/news/get-ahe...
Baroness Maggie Jones announced as new Acas Chair.
Baroness Jones will take over from current Acas Chair Clare Chapman, who has completed 6 years at Acas: www.ier.org.uk/news/barones...
WATCH: Highlights from Episode 1 of the Working Life Podcast.
Lord John Hendy KC and Dr Nicola Countouris discuss single worker status and sectoral collective bargaining: www.ier.org.uk/news/watch-h...
Workers must have more say in how their Pensions are governed, says @tuc.org.uk
New TUC report warns worker representation on pension boards is declining as UK shifts from employer-based pension schemes to multi-employer schemes
www.ier.org.uk/news/workers...
Thanks to everyone who joined our Case Law Update. Our annual conferences examining how developments in statute and case law shape workers’ rights are always a highlight of the year & an important resource for those across the TU movement.
We hope to see you all again next year!
"Britain already has fewer inspectors than most similar countries. Last year the current Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was actually cutting spending,reducing legal, interpreter & other services to curb a budget deficit."
Great piece by @tombelger.bsky.social
labourlist.org/2026/03/why-...
Unite fury at @brewdogofficial.bsky.social’s treatment of staff as 38 bars close and 484 jobs are lost amidst company sale.
@unitetheunion.bsky.social, which represents many BrewDog workers, has reacted with anger to the manner in which workers have been treated: www.ier.org.uk/news/unite-f...
“The absence of a collective agreement means employers unilaterally decide the terms & conditions.”
What are the consequences of leaving out a mechanism for collective bargaining? We discuss the ERA negotiating bodies in our latest Working Life episode.
youtube.com/watch?v=VhYG...
The image is a promotional poster for a trade union certificate course in labour law and the labour movement, featuring four modules from March 19 to September 29. It includes logos for GFTU Educational Trust, Institute of Employment Rights, and Birkbeck, University of London. A speaker, Ruth Dukes, Vice President of IER, is shown smiling.
📢 Speaker announcement | Ruth Dukes
✊ Empowering Workers in partnership with @ieruk.bsky.social & Birkbeck, University of London.
🚩Limited places, register today: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/empowering-workers-a-trade-union-certificate-in-labour-law-and-the-labour-movement
#GFTUET #LabourLaw
This image is a promotional poster for a trade union certificate in labor law and the labor movement, offered by GFTU Educational Trust and the Institute of Employment Rights. The course runs from March 19 to September 29 and consists of four modules. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera is mentioned prominently. The course is accredited by Birkbeck, University of London.
📢 Speaker announcement | Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
✊ Empowering Workers in partnership w/ @ieruk.bsky.social
& Birkbeck, University of London
🚩Register today: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/empowering-workers-a-trade-union-certificate-in-labour-law-and-the-labour-movement
#GFTUET #Workers #LabourLaw
Zero-hour contracts reach new record high as workers wait for new rights to arrive.
Record 1.23m UK workers now on zero-hour contracts in main employment. Young workers (aged 16-24) 5.1 times more likely to be on zero-hour contracts. Via Work Foundation: www.lancaster.ac.uk/work-foundat...
State surveillance an ‘attack on public interest journalism’, says @nujofficial.bsky.social member Vincent Kearney.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) heard of unlawful surveillance against former BBC journalist this week. www.ier.org.uk/news/state-s...
📢 Speaker announcement | Lord John Hendy KC
✊ Empowering Workers in partnership with @ieruk.bsky.social & Birkbeck, University of London.
🚩Limited places, register today: gftuet.org.uk/courses/empo...
Prison Officer’s leaders: the Government must introduce a second Employment Rights Bill
The POA are calling on the UK Labour Government to bring in a 2nd Employment Rights Bill & reinstate the right to strike for Prison Officers: www.ier.org.uk/news/prison-...
Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers announce strikes in March following successive pay deals below RPI, with RFA management unable to demonstrate that pay rates comply with the legal minimum wage. @rmtunion.bsky.social
www.ier.org.uk/news/royal-f...
Important discussion by #EmploymentLaw legend and FRU founder Lord Hendy.
Can individual employment rights work if worker status comes last?
We explore this major oversight in the 2025 Employment Rights Act in episode 1 of our new podcast: Working Life.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhYG...
Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protections, says @unisontheunion.bsky.social.
New research carried out by the union has revealed a gap between maternity rights in law and women's real-life experiences at work: www.ier.org.uk/news/pregnan...
BrewDog employees concerned for their futures having learned company could be sold off, Unite the union has said.
Financial experts AlixPartners brought in to attract new investors in a move which could see the Aberdeenshire-based firm broken up: www.ier.org.uk/news/brewdog...
Domestic Violence Advisors take Solace charity to Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) over recognition fight.
Advisors at Tower Hamlets Solace commence statutory recognition procedure following backtracking on voluntary recognition: www.ier.org.uk/news/domesti...
#HeartUnions Week:
HeartUnions week runs from the 9th to the 15th of Feb - a ‘chance to tell the story about why unions are vital for everyone at work & encourage people who aren’t yet in a union to join.’ www.ier.org.uk/news/heartun...
Listened to the new podcast from the IER yet?
John Hendy KC & Nicola Countouris discuss what’s missing in the #EmploymentRightsAct, including:
👉 sectorial collective bargaining
👉 single worker status
👉 a positive right to strike
Listen here: www.ier.org.uk/the-ier-podc...
Join our #EmploymentRightsBill 2 campaign rally with
@unionfreedom.bsky.social in #London on 21 March
Speakers: 🔊 Matt Wrack @nasuwt-official.bsky.social 🔊Cad Jones @ieruk.bsky.social 🔊 @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @bfawu.bsky.social
Sponsored by @thompsons.law
RSVP bit.ly/ERB2Rally
#StrikeMap
Victory for ASLEF campaign to reduce the age at which train drivers can start.
“ASLEF has been campaigning for many years to lower the age at which drivers can start training”
www.ier.org.uk/news/victory...
Text reads RMT. RMT Logo, Picture of RMT demonstration. Text reads at bottom: Finishing the Job: Demand an Employment Rights Bill #2. Strike Map logo, Campaign for Trade Union Freedom logo.
BREAKING NEWS 🚨| @rmtunion.bsky.social join the campaign for an #EmploymentRightsBill2.
Join us in #London on 21 March for a campaign action rally: bit.ly/ERB2Rally
#EmploymentRightsBill #ERB1 #ERB2 #EmploymentRights #Strikemap
Government launches ERA consultations on fire and rehire, tipping, union recognition and electronic balloting.
The government are seeking views on a number of areas related to the Employment Rights Act 2025: www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
What does the Employment Rights Act 2025 really mean for workers?
Launching Ep 1 of the IER’s latest podcast ‘Working Life’, Dr Nicola Countouris is joined by Lord John Hendy KC to discuss what’s in, what’s missing, and what still needs to change.
Listen now! www.ier.org.uk/the-ier-podc...
Govt publishes updated timetable for key Employment Rights Act changes:
🔵 Majority of the Trade Union Act 2016 repealed on 18 Feb
🔵Fair Work Agency established on 7 April
🔵Fire and Rehire delayed from Oct '26 to Jan '27
See the full timetable here 👇
www.ier.org.uk/news/governm...
🛑 Birmingham City Council seeks injunction to ban ‘Megapickets’ and solidarity action.
Move would effectively ban protesters from delaying refuse lorries from leaving depots & comes just days after the largest #Megapicket of the dispute. www.ier.org.uk/news/birming...
New course from GFTU Educational Trust, in association with IER - accredited by Birkbeck College, University of London:
Empowering Workers - a Trade Union Certificate in Labour Law and the Labour Movement.
4 modules | 19th March - 20th September 2026.
Details here 👉 gftuet.org.uk/courses/empo...
