A new study for the JRF has shown that whilst many  immigrants to the UK are successful in finding work most are in low paid jobs with limited occupational mobility.  The research fohnd that one in five working immigrants reported hourly wages below £5 and women were more likely to receive very low wages than […]

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The Home Office has published a consultation document proposing new penalties for employers found to be deliberately hiring undocumented migrant workers. In the report forward Immigration minister, Liam Byrne, states
“Illegal working hurts good business, undercuts legal workers and creates illegal profits. It also puts illegal workers themselves at great risk.”
The proposals include:

civil penalties for […]

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The European Commission has presented a proposal for a Directive on sanctions against employers employing migrant workers illegally.
Vice-President Frattini, EU Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security, said that “the chance of work draws many to the EU, but the dream can turn into a harsh reality of exploitation and slavery-like conditions - no protection […]

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A group of Polish workers has won a “groundbreaking” employment case which will affect thousands of agency staff” Unite said yesterday.
The tribunal ruled in favour of workers in the food processing industry who argued they were not being provided with their full employment rights because they were classed as self-employed rather than permanent employees. The workers, […]

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Two men have been banned from running an employment agency for a total of 15 years after being found guilty of breaching safety standards following the deaths of two drivers.
The case was brought by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) after two men died as a result of one lorry driver having worked too […]

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The BBC  has reported on accusations of exploitation of Eastern European migrant workers at Pratt’s bananas. Workers at the plant say they have to work excessive hours, six or seven days a week, and fear losing their jobs if they refuse.
A Polish woman who says she miscarried because of her duties is taking the firm […]

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GMB members employed by TESCO supplier, Bakkavor will next week stage a demonstration outside TESCO Head Office following its failure, and that of its supplier, to take action on a health and safety warning issued in March 2007 by GMB.
In March, GMB warned of the danger of a serious accident at the Bakkavor hummus plant […]

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A new survey of 2,500 agency workers reveals that while many are content, many others experience poor treatment, that agency workers do not know their rights and that they support a legal right to be given the same pay and conditions as the permanent staff with whom they work.
The survey commissioned by the TUC from […]

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