Employment Rights
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Originally published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Grogan |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3070568 |
About Employment Rights
Boxer turned black rights pioneer honoured in North Shields
... He said the boxer was instrumental in fighting to provide accommodation, community events, job opportunities and Employment Rights for more than 500 people, including about 300 children, of Caribbean and West African descent who were living in North Shields...
Can the SNP's independence plan change the union's future?
... Among the items on the list were control over Employment Rights and the minimum wage, windfall taxes on energy companies, and employment visas for overseas workers...
Boris Johnson's ex-wife Marina Wheeler is Labour's sex harassment adviser
... In a speech to the Labour conference on Tuesday, Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry will say: " For too long, a woman suffering sexual harassment in the workplace has faced a terrible choice: if she speaks out, the individual responsible may be investigated, but even then, she still risks losing her job and her other Employment Rights, while he gets a slap on the wrist...
Angela Rayner handed new role as Keir Starmer reshuffles top team
... A Labour source said she would continue as the party s " strategic lead" on its package of Employment Rights reforms, for which she was previously responsible as shadow secretary of state for the future of work...
No backsliding on workers' rights plans, says Labour's Angela Rayner
...Labour has denied rowing back on pledges to strengthen Employment Rights, after it emerged it plans to consult on the proposals...
AI: Workers need more protection - TUC union
... Mary Towers, Employment Rights policy officer at the TUC said: " The types of decisions that are being made by AI are significant and life changing - for example who should get a job, how work is carried out where it s carried out...
Labour must be bolder, says union leader Sharon Graham
... " The Labour leadership would argue that unless the party is trusted on the economy, many of the things trade unions want - like increased Employment Rights - simply won t happen...
Brexit: Clash looms over plan to scrap EU-derived laws
... Labour wants to push the end-of-year deadline back to 2026, arguing it will ensure Employment Rights are retained...
Boris Johnson's ex-wife Marina Wheeler is Labour's sex harassment adviser
By Brian WheelerPolitical reporter, in Liverpool
Boris Johnson 's ex-wife Marina Wheeler KC has been appointed as Labour's adviser on protecting women against workplace harassment.
Ms Wheeler, an employment lawyer, will look at How To make it easier for workers to blow The Whistle on bullying and discrimination at work.
Workplace whistleblowers are already protected from unfair dismissal.
But The Law only applies in certain circumstances - Such as when employers have committed criminal offences.
Labour wants to extend the protections to cover people who want to go public about unacceptable behaviour they have faced from bosses, something The Party says disproportionately affects women.
In a speech to the Labour conference on Tuesday, Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry will say: " For too long, A Woman suffering sexual harassment in the workplace has faced a terrible choice: if she speaks out, the individual responsible may be investigated, but even then, she still risks losing Her Job and her other Employment Rights , while he gets a slap on the wrist.
" It is time we offered the same protections to people reporting sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in the workplace as we do to other whistleblowers. "
In a statement, Ms Wheeler said: " Women in the workplace too often suffer sexual harassment and assault and they pay a heavy price for speaking out. Knowing this, and to keep their jobs, they suffer In Silence . "
She highlighted a recent survey in which or assault at The Hands of colleagues during The Five preceding years.
" Having spent over two decades litigating employment disputes, I Am delighted to be working with Emily Thornberry to help formulate Solutions - including law reform where necessary - to encourage women to come forward, " she added.
Ms Thornberry will also set out plans to strengthen the property rights of unmarried women who live with their partners, in England and Wales.
" For too long, women in co-habiting couples have been left with no rights when those relationships come to an end.
" If there is no joint property or parental responsibilities, A Man can kick his partner out of their home, and leave her with nothing, especially if he has the means to go to court, and she does not. "
She will add: " No woman should be forced to Get Married or stay in an unhappy relationship just to avoid being put out on The Street . "
Marina Wheeler and Boris Johnson , who have four children, separated in 2018 after marrying in 1993.
They reached a divorce settlement in February 2020.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com