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There are profound difficulties with the funding model and financial state of UK universities. Crisis isn’t hyperbolic.This ministerial attempt to grapple with them is deeply unserious.

There may be good reasons for allowing substitution clauses as a matter of contractual freedom. Potentially, they could serve the interests of workers and employers. Facilitating the avoidance of statutory liabilities by lead companies in supply chains or chains of labour contracts is not of them.

Alongside longer articles, the International Journal of Discrimination and the Law also includes Case Notes (and legislation and policy notes) overseen by section eds Prof Lucy Vickers and Dr Rachel Horton journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

“Good Friday Spell”, from Parsifal open.spotify.com/track/27l0pk...

Come and work with me! The TUC is looking for a policy officer to contribute to our work on employment rights and wider labour market policy. The role will support our response to new legislation and a rapidly changing economy. tuc.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

Join us for a seminar on Structural Injustice and the Law, which I co-edited with @jowolff.bsky.social. It’s organised by Adalberto Perulli at Ca’Foscari in Venice on 10/4. In addition to the organiser and co-editors, we have a brilliant group of speakers. Further details in the poster.

The Employment Rights Bill will allow collective agreeements to opt out of the labyrinthine provisions on guaranteed hours. Shall we call this the Bogg/Ford amendment? @thebigbogg.bsky.social

A powerful rejoinder - and well worth a read, of course.

The 'must read' of the day is the written evidence on the Employment Rights Bill submitted by @thebigbogg.bsky.social and Michael Ford KC. Ihttps://bills.parliament.uk/publications/57495/documents/5541

Evidence in which @thebigbogg.bsky.social describes himself as a 'simple lawyer' & then suggests removal of the statutory assumption that collective bargaining is not legally enforceable, & deprioritising personal service when determining employment status so that it's just a factor in the mix.

🔥Watch @thebigbogg.bsky.social Simon Deakin + Melanie Simms cut to the heart of the Employment Bill: ⏩the Bill only restores the 2015 position, not 1965 🌍we're still the most restrictive in the western world on unions 0⃣the Regulatory Policy Comm "surprised" us parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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