Labour Research June 2010

More strikes in prospect? - UK stoppages could be set to rise now that the election is over and the reality of public sector cuts is upon us; Public sector in Europe - Some EU governments have already begun swinging the axe on the public sector, but there is growing resistance; Health risks of shift work - Recent research adds to existing findings on the ill-health effects of shift and night working; Internships on the rise - Employers have increasingly taken advantage of the downturn to use interns as free labour