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A
strong and vibrant trade union movement is a precondition of a free and democratic
society. So too is a comprehensive framework of statutory rights promoting
equality of opportunity, sexual justice and fairness at work.
To counter the erosion of workplace rights under successive Conservative governments,
the Institute of Employment Rights has worked to produce an alternative agenda
for legislation in the workplace. The result is this comprehensive book, the
product of wide-ranging consultations in the trade union movement, which sets
out a vital new framework for the future of industrial relations in Britain.
'I am delighted with the contribution made by this book to the debate about how we introduce a new culture of fairness into the workplaces of Britain.'
John Edmonds, General Secretary, GMB
'Bad employers have exploited employment reforms since 1979 to reproduce the degrading master-servant relations Britain suffered from in the last century. This report underlines the need for a new deal at work, not piecemeal reform.'
Kevin Maguire, Daily Mirror
'Powerful, detailed and articulate...while it surely belongs on academic bookshelves it ought not to be imprisoned there as its relevance to the public policy debate on labour market regulatory reform is central. In fact, whether one agrees with all of its contents or not, this volume inaugurates and frames the debate with more specific and sound proposals than have appeared anywhere else.'
Duncan Campbell, Senior Research Officer, International Labour Organisation,
International Review of Applied Economics,
Keith Ewing is
Professor of Public Law at King's College Cambridge.
Published in association with the Institute for Employment Rights.