[IER] News Brief 12/04/13

Fri Apr 12 17:00:09 BST 2013

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

Is this email not displaying correctly?
 <http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=c9ba800ebc&e=f9032df4ea> View it in your browser. 

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/> News_Brief_12_04_131365780054.jpg

New on the Coalition Timeline

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline> Coalition Timeline.jpg

What have we learned from the Coalition Timeline so far?  <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1385> Find out in the IER's latest series of articles. 

New article on the IER's series on what the Coalition has taught us so far:   <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/national-minimum-wage-allowed-wither-vine> National Minimum Wage allowed to "wither on the vine"

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

News and Debate 
News -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-and-unison-respond-govts-attempt-help-employers-avoid-tupe> IER and Unison respond to govt's attempts to help employers avoid TUPE

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/lessons-learned-frontline> Lessons learned from the frontline

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/biggest-assault-workers%E2%80%99-rights-ever> This is the biggest assault on workers' rights ever

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/national-minimum-wage-allowed-wither-vinehttp:/www.ier.org.uk/blog/now-national-minimum-wage-under-attack> National Minimum Wage allowed to "wither on the vine"

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/idea-public-sector-%E2%80%98pay-premium%E2%80%99-recent-invention> The idea of a public sector 'pay premium' is a recent invention

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/5-ways-public-sector-workers-are-being-exploited> 5 ways public sector workers are being exploited

Blog -  <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/public-sector-privatisation-leads-increased-exploitation-workers> Public sector privatisation leads to increased exploitation of workers

New consultation response

The IER and Unison have both published their responses to the government's consultation on changing TUPE laws. The consultation closed yesterday and the responses can be found  <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/response-transfer-undertakings-protection-employment-regulations-tupe-2006-consultation-pr> here.

Consultation Calendar updates

The following updates have been made to the Consultation Calendar:

New consultations

1) ACAS Consultation on Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working

2) Future of apprenticeships in England: Richard review, next steps

3) Taxpayer-funded pensions for councillors and other local elected office holders

Responses uploaded

Unison responses have been uploaded to the following entries:

1) ACAS Consultation on Settlement Agreements Code of Practice

2) Consultation on Reforming the Regulatory Framework for Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses

Events news

The  <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/tupe-update-2013-1> TUPE 2013 update conference has been postponed from June 6th until October 23rd so that new government announcements may be discussed and debated at the event.

In Conversation: Frances O'Grady & Sharan Burrow

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/%E2%80%98-conversation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-evening-event> In Conversation cover.jpgWorkers around the world are suffering from and struggling against the impact of austerity measures imposed on them by governments, financial bodies and employers. At the same time, the rights of trade unions to represent their members and negotiate collective agreements are under attack around the globe.

Two people who understand these problems more than most and who are tasked with protecting workers and promoting an alternative agenda are the general secretaries of the trade union centres in Britain and at the international level.

In this  <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/%E2%80%98-conversation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-evening-event> 2013 ‘In Conversation’ Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, will outline their priorities in this period of austerity.

FREE ENTRY

To book, email office at ier.org.uk

Justice Deferred: a critical guide to the Coalition's employment tribunal reforms 

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitions-employment-tribunal-reforms> Justice Deferred Publication cover.jpgThere are still some copies of our popular publication Justice Deferred left. Unions and branches are advised to buy in bulk to receive a per-book discount.

Special Offers

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/special-offer-agency-workers> The Agency Workers Package - two books for £5 on the protection and vulnerability of agency workers in the UK.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/ruined-lives-blacklisting-construction-industry> Ruined Lives: Blacklisting in the Construction Industry, by Keith Ewing - now just £5

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/653153ae841fd11de66ad181a/images/sfs_icon_facebook.png

Friend on Facebook 

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/653153ae841fd11de66ad181a/images/sfs_icon_twitter.png

 <http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=a3448e59da&e=f9032df4ea> Follow on Twitter 

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/653153ae841fd11de66ad181a/images/sfs_icon_forward.png

 <http://us5.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=c9ba800ebc&e=f9032df4ea> Forward to a Friend 

Take Action

A note from the Ken Gill Memorial Fund

Dear IER member,

Some of you will have known Ken Gill personally, and otherwise you will very likely know something about him.

A lifelong internationalist and supporter of Cuba, the chair of the People's Press Printing Society that publishes the Morning Star newspaper, Ken Gill was first and foremost a trade unionist and passionate about defending union and employment rights. As General Secretary of white collar union TASS/MSF, a predecessor to Unite, and President of the TUC, he was also one of the driving forces behind the founding of the Institute of Employment Rights.

Following his death in 2009, friends and family established the Ken Gill Memorial Fund, a non-charitable trust, to carry on in some small way his life work.

With the help of donations and affiliations including from a number of trade unions, these are among the projects supported by the Fund to date:

* A concert of Cuban musicians held in London in aid of the Music Fund for Cuba in 2010
* A public event celebrating the 50th anniversary of British-Cuban friendship in 2011
* Beyond the Frame Photo Exhibition, a major exhibition and sale of Cuban art held in London in April 2012
* A visit to the UK in September 2012 of Aleida Guevara, an inspirational representative and spokesperson for the Cuban Revolution and its battle against the US Blockade, and for Justice for the Miami Five. Aleida spoke at numerous events across the UK, including at a packed fringe at TUC Congress and a meeting held in Parliament, and gave a number of high profile media interviews
* The Morning Star was also supported through advertising

This year, we expect to support a number of exciting projects centred on international solidarity and union rights.

The Fund will finish its work in 2017, 90 years after Ken's birth and 100 years after the Russian Revolution.

I am writing to ask whether you can help us with our work by becoming a 'Friend' of the fund, for £20 a month. A 'Friends" application form can be found  <http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/Friends%20of%20the%20Ken%20Gill%20Memorial%20Fund%20for%20SO%20on%20back.pdf> here.

You can find out more about the Fund, and Ken's life including video and audio material, at  <http://www.kengillmemorial.org> www.kengillmemorial.org 

Yours sincerely,

Rodney Bickerstaffe

Chair

Fight the shares-for-rights proposals

The shares-for-rights proposals were thrown out of the House of Lords, but MPs have a choice to vote on them again this Tuesday. 

Tell them exactly how you feel about the proposals with  <http://www.unionstogether.org.uk/notforsale-lastchance> Unions Together's campaign

Campaign on behalf of the Shrewsbury 24

Help fight for justice for the 24 trade unionists arrested after picketing for fairer pay and conditions in Shrewsbury in 1972 by signing Ricky Tomlinson's e-petition: Please share this email widely to help get this e-petition up to the requisite 100,000 signatures to be considered for discussion in parliament.

 <http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/35394> http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/35394

Public sector: cuts, privatisation and employment law

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights> Public Cuts Conference Cover Yellow.jpgThere are a few remaining seats for the conference in  <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights> London on April 17th, at which senior officials from Unison, Unite, PCS, GMB and TUC will come together to discuss the cuts and unions' reaction to them. 

Don't miss this chance to  hear Dave Prentis, General Secretary of Unison, address the room and to engage with him in a question and answer session.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-0> Public Sector Cuts Liverpool Cover.jpgThere is also a chance to join the debate at our Public sector cuts conference in  <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-0> Liverpool on May 8th.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/subscribe> Subscribe

- Free access to all  <http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=ccca1139e1&e=f9032df4ea> employment law publications
- Reduced prices on  <http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=20b52eb0e0&e=f9032df4ea> employment law conferences and seminars
- Free access to both electronic and hard copy  <http://ier.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=b3f31560d4&e=f9032df4ea> resources
-  <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/conference-audio-downloads> Free audio downloads of conference materials.

Employment Law Publications

Hot this month
 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/right-strike-trade-disputes-act-1906-trade-union-freedom-bill-2006> right to strike cover_0.jpg

The Right to Strike:

This sold out book is now available as an electronic text for just £5

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/ruined-lives-blacklisting-construction-industry> Ruined Lives.jpg

Ruined Lives: Blacklisting in the UK Construction Industry

Special Offer - now just £5

 <http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=19e03e7793&e=f9032df4ea> Click here to see more publications

 follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook |  <http://us5.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=c9ba800ebc&e=f9032df4ea> forward to a friend  

Copyright © IER, 2012, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
Institute of Employment Rights
4th Floor
Jack Jones House
1 Islington
Liverpool
L3 8EG
 <mailto:office at ier.org.uk> office at ier.org.uk

To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions in the footer.  If you are unable to see the footer or have problems unsubscribing, please click here <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/options/ier-elist>  or email unsubscribe at ier.org.uk.

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image014.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 16453 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image018.png
Type: image/png
Size: 3840 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image022.png
Type: image/png
Size: 3926 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0001.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image023.png
Type: image/png
Size: 339 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0002.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image019.png
Type: image/png
Size: 23922 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0003.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image017.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 115154 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0001.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 32751 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0002.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image027.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 80569 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0003.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image030.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 101630 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0004.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 89495 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0005.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image006.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 63480 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0006.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image009.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 14463 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0007.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image011.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 6308 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0008.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image012.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 4733 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0009.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image024.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 6851 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0010.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image025.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 10092 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0011.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 6321 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0012.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image007.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 6690 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/pipermail/ier-elist/attachments/20130412/4399c5d4/attachment-0013.jpg>