[IER] News Brief 21/12/12

Fri Dec 21 10:05:58 GMT 2012

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

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Public sector

- Hardline Tories behind Taxpayers' Alliance (30/10/12)

- 1.7% spending cut for councils in 2013 (19/12/12)

- Judicial reviews plans "unBritish" (19/12/12)

- Govt advisers found moonlighting at Ofsted (20/12/12)

Increasing worker vulnerability        

- Fallon vows to cut regulation further and faster (17/12/12) 

Redundancy

- Mass redundancy consultations halved (18/12/12)

  <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline> GO TO THE TIMELINE TO READ MORE

Take Action

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

News and Debate 

News:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/govt-plans-judicial-reviews-are-contrary-british-tradition> Govt plans for judicial reviews are "contrary to
British tradition"

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/public-sector-equality-duty-review-launched-all-wrong-reasons> Public Sector Equality Duty review launched for all the wrong reasons

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/collective-redundancy-consultation-cut-miserable-christmas-present-uk-workforce> Collective redundancy consultation cut a miserable Christmas present to the UK workforce

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/womens-workplace-rights-opportunities-and-threats> Women's workplace rights: opportunities and threats

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/michael-scrooge-gove-gives-turkey-head-teachers> Michael "scrooge" Gove gives a turkey to Head Teachers

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/evasion-law-sodexo-demonstrates-short-sightedness-collective-redundancy-consultation-period-cut> Evasion of law by Sodexo demonstrates short-sightedness of collective redundancy consultation period cuts

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/not-bad-news-all-public-servants-christmas> Not bad news for all public servants this Christmas

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/how-uk%E2%80%99s-weak-labour-laws-leave-uk-workers-more-vulnerable-those-greece> How the UK's weak labour laws leave UK workers more vulnerable than those in Greece

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/what-has-coalition-timeline-taught-us-so-far> What has the Coalition Timeline taught us so far?

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/ministers-resent-equality-laws> Ministers resent equality laws

Blog:  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/profit-will-be-put-over-people-workplace> Profit will be put over people in the workplace

Employment Law Events

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A FEW TICKETS LEFT
30 January 2013 Liverpool

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13 February 2013, London

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20 March 2013, London

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27 March 2013, Liverpool

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Consultation News

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- The government's response and our articles on collective redundancy.

Events News

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