The problem is particularly acute among agency workers and those on the minimum wage, where around one in 10 workers are not getting the pensions to which they are entitled.
The UK should urgently extend climate change laws to other areas of environmental breakdown including biodiversity, soil fertility and air quality, according to a new IPPR paper.
The European Commission has announced its decision to pursue legal actions against a host of EU countries for failing to comply with their environmental obligations under EU law.