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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 1h

Bakers union vows to fight for Greggs jobs. @bfawu.bsky.social vow to “do everything within our power to fight for and protect jobs” after Greggs announced plans to axe four factories and 740 posts. www.ier.org.uk/news/bakers-...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

National Union of Journalists (NUJ) welcomes Met Police confirmation that journalists’ data is no longer retained The Catt case raises important questions about surveillance, privacy, press freedom and the limits of police powers: www.ier.org.uk/news/nuj-wel...

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NUJ welcomes Met Police confirmation that journalists’ data is no longer retained - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Finishing the Job: union leaders & experts say Andy Burnham’s Government must go further to improve working lives. Read about our joint fringe with @unionfreedom.bsky.social at TUC Congress: www.ier.org.uk/news/finishi...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

IER response to Consultation on Workplace Monitoring Technologies The IER makes the case for meaningful collective voice over the use of use of monitoring & algorithmic management technologies at work. Authored by Dr Joe Atkinson & Michael Ford KC: www.ier.org.uk/publications...

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Response to Consultation on Workplace Monitoring Technologies - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unions respond to Burnham’s first conference speech as Labour leader & PM. Trade union leaders praise radical vision, ask for concrete actions to follow: www.ier.org.uk/news/unions-...

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Unions respond to Burnham's first conference speech as Labour leader & PM - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you’re still at #Lab2026, or travelling home this afternoon, it’s well worth reading this piece by Andy McDonald MP - written earlier this summer. The Employment Rights Act 2025 should be seen as the beginning of a wider programme, rather than the end: www.ier.org.uk/comments/the...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Steve Gillan, General Secretary of the POA, will be delivering a talk on the Right to Strike at our Employment Law Update in London on November 18. Our Employment Law Updates sell out fast so to book your place and avoid disappointment visit www.ier.org.uk/institute-events/

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you’re at #LabourConference this week & missed our Morning Star wraparound at the weekend, here it is: eight simple measures Andy Burnham’s Govt could introduce ahead of an Employment Rights Act 2: www.ier.org.uk/news/eight-s...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The UTAW @cwunews.bsky.social Tech Workers’ Inquiry outlines how generative AI is changing work across the tech sector, written with the perspectives and experiences of workers who build, deploy, manage, evaluate and use this technology. Download the report here: techworkersinquiry.org/ai/

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Five-day rehearsal weeks agreed with National Theatre of Scotland @equityuk.bsky.social has secured the first commitment to a five-day rehearsal week in Scotland for performers and stage management: www.ier.org.uk/news/five-da...

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Five-day rehearsal weeks agreed with National Theatre of Scotland - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Teaching unions secure fully funded teacher pay offer after long battle with Government. Schools in England are to get around £500million in extra funding towards the teachers’ pay award this year: www.ier.org.uk/news/teachin...

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Teaching unions secure fully funded teacher pay offer after long battle with Government - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Resuming talks on NHS pay structure is essential to stop staff disillusion, say health unions. Fourteen unions representing more than 1.2m health workers are urging Health Secretary Yvette Cooper to make up for lost momentum: www.ier.org.uk/news/resumin...

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Resuming talks on NHS pay structure is essential to stop staff disillusion, say health unions - IER

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just Fair is recruiting for a new Director. @justfairuk.bsky.social is seeking an inspiring & strategic leader to drive our mission to respect, protect & fulfil economic, social & cultural rights across the UK. Details & application pack: justfair.org.uk/work-with-us/

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Work with us | Just Fair

Work with us Help us to build a fairer and more just society in the UK by getting involved in our work. There are many ways to work with Just Fair. Whether you’re looking to join our team, collaborat...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’. Employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity. ET proceedings are expected to run until October 16th: www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s...

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Man sacked by Grand Theft Auto maker believes employees were put on ‘watch list’

UK employment tribunal examines whether Rockstar Games unlawfully fired 31 staff for trade union activity

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You can also find our Employment Rights Act 2025 booklet online, on our #TUC2026 hub page, here: www.ier.org.uk/ier-at-tuc-2...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Great to see @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social at our #TUC2026 stall yesterday. Andy played a key role in developing the employment rights policy that ended up in the 2025 Act. Here, he’s got a copy of our fact sheets booklet on the ERA. Come along this morning to pick one up. We’re at stand 31.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Unions back motion calling for a second Employment Rights Bill: unions have called on the government to implement the Employment Rights Act 2025 in full and introduce further legislation to strengthen workers rights: labourlist.org/2026/09/tuc-...

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Unions back motion calling for second Employment Rights Bill - LabourList

Trade unions have called on the government to implement the Employment Rights Act in full and introduce further legislation to strengthen workers rights.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You can read our report, ‘Working for Climate Justice: Trade unions in the front line against climate change’, written by Ben Crawford and David Whyte - outlining how vital it is for unions to develop a bargaining approach to climate change: www.ier.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#TUC2026 is discussing composite motion C14 on the Climate Heat Emergency, incorporating motions 66 & 67, moved by the @neunion.bsky.social, seconded by @aslefunion.bsky.social & supported by the @fbunational.bsky.social Trade union members are in the frontline of the climate emergency. 1/2

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Don’t forget to visit our #TUC2026 Hub page, with info about the Employment Rights Act, IER briefings, updated fact sheets, articles, podcasts, the dedicated IER / @unionfreedom TUC Congress handout & how to enter our competition. It’s all here in one place: www.ier.org.uk/ier-at-tuc-2...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Another busy day at #TUC2026. Keep an eye out for our coverage of conference motions & if you’re at Congress, make sure you pop along to our stall in the exhibitors area (map below). We’re located at Stand 31 & happy to talk about employment rights & show you our publications.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Now on the #TUC2026 conference floor: motion C04: Migrant rights are workers’ rights – withdraw the unsettling UK settlement proposals. In 2023, IER experts wrote a v significant report arguing that a seismic shift was needed in migrant workers’ rights: www.ier.org.uk/press-releas...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to our packed-out #TUC2026 fringe last night in Brighton. It was a fantastic evening, covering so many parts of the Employment Rights Act & arguments for a second Bill. Thanks to all the speakers & to @thompsons.law who sponsored the event. Solidarity.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The debate currently taking place in the conference hall at #TUC2026 on the Employment Rights Act 2025 highlights the need for a Single Worker Status, something that was central to the New Deal for Working People as originally conceived. Please read here: www.ier.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Also in this afternoon’s session we have composite C03: Support for fully self-employed workers, moved by @equityuk.bsky.social, seconded by @prospectunion.bsky.social & supported by the RCP & Community. Again, you can find our expert analysis of self-employment, here: www.ier.org.uk/employment-r...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You’ll also find a selection of factsheets on the gaps & omissions in the Employment Rights Act 2026 (and how to plug them) here: www.ier.org.uk/employment-r... #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You can read read Prof Keith Ewing & Lord John Hendy’s article on the growing demands for a Second Employment Rights Bill on our website, here: www.ier.org.uk/comments/a-s... #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Coming up in this afternoon’s session at #TUC2026: Composite motion C02: Strengthening & protecting hard won employment rights for all workers, moved by @nasuwt-official.bsky.social & seconded by the POA - supported by the Royal College of Podiatry, the @rmtunion.bsky.social & @equityuk.bsky.social

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We will be covering the key debates on stronger rights at work over the next few days at Congress. Be sure to keep an eye on our social media for updates! #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It cannot be acceptable, he says, that in the UK only 1 in 5 workers are members of a trade union, and only 1 in 4 is covered by a collective agreement. These are the second worst numbers in Europe, that we cannot go on without addressing properly.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We need to re-empower our trade unions, one of the great examples of workers not being able to walk out in solidarity is the shame of what happened in the P&O Ferries scandal. Legislation giving you a half-baked right not to be dismissed doesn't work on its own he says.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"Every worker should be entitled to be covered by a collective agreement, and this is only achieved by reintroducing sector wide collective bargaining." #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Professor Keith Ewing closes our panel this evening. Alongside problems with the Act's approach to collective bargaining, he adds that the reforms to recognition procedure will not be enough, as it encourages, facilitates and enables employer resistance to recognition claims.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lord John Hendy KC speaks next. “The single most important demand for the trade union movement is for sector-wide collective bargaining... Its absence has led to the fact that we now have a cost of living crisis with millions of workers left without enough to put food on the table.” #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The @cwunews.bsky.social’s Dave Ward: Sectoral Collective Bargaining needs the trade union movement to agree standards in each sector of the economy. “We are not going to achieve that against the level of power employers have got, unless we roll our sleeves up together.” #TUC2026

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Gerard Stilliard @gerardstilliard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our Neil Todd speaking at the packed-out @ieruk.bsky.social fringe at @tuc.org.uk on both the opportunities and the limitations of the Employment Rights Act, standing alongside comrades from @unison.org.uk @bfawu.bsky.social @usdawunion.bsky.social @poa.org.uk @cwunews.bsky.social @thompsons.law

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Next up is Neil Todd, of @thompsons.law. Despite progress on fire and rehire, we were told that any variation to a contract would be protected, which then worryingly became only specified restricted variations, subject to further narrowing.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There are over 19,000 employers in adult social care in England, she tells the room. "That just shows the level of outsourcing, fragmentation and greed. This is the level of our challenge" she tells us, "the insourcing revolution is needed now." #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Even if the ERA is fully implemented with no dilutions, the UK will still have trade union law that falls short of our international standards. For example workers should ahve the right to take secondary action with workers in other sectors. #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

"We have to be clear that we expect the Burnham govt to abolish the 50% threshold for good" - says @andreaegangs.bsky.social. She goes on to say that the omissions of single status and full sector wide-bargaining will be necessary to properly challenge the inequality of power in workplaces.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On access rights, she says that the watered down version of TU access rights simply isn't what it should have been. We need to review the provisions to give unions a proper right, robustly enforced. #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@usdawunion.bsky.social’s @joannethomas.bsky.social says too often the govt has failed to stand by the plan to make work pay. Right to guaranteed hours will be a crucial test for the govt to benefit millions of workers with more security. "No loopholes or thresholds should be left for exploitation"

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Next up is Fran Heathcote of @pcsunion.bsky.social. She tells us- a single status of worker was promised but left undelivered. This will continue the abuse of bogus self-employment, excluding vulnerable workers from employment rights they should be enjoying. #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Kicking off our fringe event with POA general secretary, Steve Gillan. He says the reality is, the government need to chose the path of what was in the manifesto without watering it down, this is why he's supporting the call for a second Employment Rights Act. #TUC2026

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#TUC2026 opens in just under 30 mins & it’s worth following the progress of some early motions covering collective bargaining & Make Work Pay. Throughout the week, you can refer to our fact sheets on various aspects of the Employment Rights Act, here: www.ier.org.uk/employment-r...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Institute at TUC Congress 2026: Once again, the Institute of Employment Rights will have a central presence at TUC Congress. Here's everything you need to know - details of our fringe, exhibition & resources at #TUC2026. Come & find us at stand 31 (circled below). www.ier.org.uk/ier-at-tuc-2...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Don’t miss the IER / CTUF fringe at #TUC2026 today. Our joint fringe is always a lively & important start to TUC Congress, setting out many of the issues that will be debated throughout the week. Please note, the CWU’s Dave Ward will also be joining us at the meeting.

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When Andy Burnham became PM he talked of “ending 40 years of neoliberalism”. If he’s serious about even beginning that huge task, our new PM must grasp the nettle on workers’ rights. Ahead of #TUC2026, IER Director James Harrison writes for Labour Outlook: labouroutlook.org/2026/09/11/o...

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Institute of Employment Rights @ieruk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We'll be welcoming @pcsunion.bsky.social General Secretary Fran Heathcote to the annual IER & CTUF TUC Fringe, "Finishing the Job." The PCS has been central to making the case for a second Bill, and we're looking forward to hearing Fran's thoughts this Sunday!

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