Labour Rights in the USA: The Employee Free Choice Act
The first labour rights Bill to go through the US legislative process, since the historic election of Barack Obama, has been introduced in the House of Representatives and Senate. Impactt has been following its progress and the reaction of various news agencies and blogs alike. Barack Obama has given the Bill vocal support. But [...]
Tipping in the Service Industry – Progress!
Today, on the 10th Anniversary of minimum wage legislation in the UK, the government have announced their intention to reform the rules on the use of tips to ‘top-up’ wages to minimum wage level.
We would like to congratulate the swift work of those who have campaigned on this issue, and have achieved a meaningful [...]
Temporary and Agency Workers’ Rights Debate
Gordon Brown last week announced that he will bring together the Trades Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry to form a commission of inquiry to assess the rights of Temporary and Agency workers in the UK. The commission will be chaired by Sir George Bain, the former chairman of the Low Pay [...]