[IER] News Brief 30/11/12

Fri Nov 30 14:23:31 GMT 2012

The latest employment news and expert critique from the Institute of Employment Rights.

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New on the Coalition Timeline

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- £2bn for childcare businesses but no help from employers to get women back to work (14/11/12)

- Discrimination hotline a further move away from tribunals? (15/11/12)

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Take Action

DEADLINE TODAY: Respond to the government's new approach to consultation <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/speak-out-now-or-risk-losing-your-voice-whitehall>  

Providing the public with just two weeks to respond to its proposals in some cases, and for some issues conducting no public consultation at all, are cornerstones of Ministers' new guidance. Make sure your voice is heard now or risk losing the chance to speak in the future.

- Petition against the amendment of (s)47 of the Health <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-blog-threat-strict-liability-prompts-e-petition> 
and Safety Act

Speak out against the reversal of employers' 114-year-old strict liability for their workers' welfare.

News and Debate 

News: Extraordinary revelations as blacklist compiler Ian Kerr gives evidence <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/extraordinary-revelations-blacklist-complier-ian-kerr-gives-evidence> 

News: Further details announced on review of Public Sector Equality Duty <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/further-details-announced-review-public-sector-equality-duty> 

News: Coalition Timeline receives high praise from CWU <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-timeline-receives-high-praise-cwu> 

Employment Law Events
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LAST CHANCE TO BOOK: 05 December 2012 London

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30 January 2013 Liverpool

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IER November highlights

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No doubt all of our subscribers have heard by now about our Coalition Timeline, but we are still working at spreading the word about this free resource further afield. With high praise from trade union officials,  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-timeline-receives-high-praise-cwu> such as General Secretary of CWU Billy Hayes, we hope even more people will start benefitting from the timeline.  

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Employment Law Publications

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Federation Viewpoint. This first in a series of journals looks at alternatives to austerity.

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Latest publication
An update on employment law changes and trends in 2012. 

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