Category Archives: UK Employment Rights

Pardons for Scots miners convicted during Miners Strike

Posted on October 28, 2020 by admin

Former miners, members of the NUM, who were convicted during strikes in the 1980s will be pardoned. The Scottish Government made the announcement on October 28th following an independent review into arrests the 1984 – 1985 strike. Around 1400 miners were said … Continue reading →

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Redistribution Of Working Time & Wealth Webinar

Posted on October 24, 2020 by admin

  The Confederation of Shipbuilding & Engineering Unions along with the Institute Of Employment Rights and the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom are a holding webinar: Shorter Working Time and The Redistribution of Wealth November 9th  7pm to 8pm. The … Continue reading →

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TUC: Union ‘advisory group’ no substitute for proper engagement with unions and employers

Posted on October 16, 2020 by admin

Commenting on the creation by the Government of a new ‘trade union advisory group’, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “This is a step in the right direction. But alongside this, the government has excluded unions from the trade advisory groups which are … Continue reading →

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‘Completely Unjustifiable” : Union Learning Fund to be scrapped

Posted on October 9, 2020 by admin

A week after Boris Johnson announced plans for an ‘adult skills revolution’, dubbed the ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’ which contained little in the way of  detail, skills and appears to be website and counselling the much praised Union Learning Fund is … Continue reading →

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