[IER] News Brief 13/09/2013

Fri Sep 13 16:53:13 BST 2013

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IER at the 2013 Trades Union Congress
Many thanks to everybody who came over to our stall or attended our fringe
meeting at the Trades Union Congress this week. We were pleased to meet you
all and delighted to hear that our resources - including this News Brief! -
have been found valuable.

Our fringe meeting this year - Reconstruction after the Crisis: a manifesto
for collective bargaining
<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-colle
ctive-bargaining>  - was a big event for us as it was there we launched our
latest publication (of the same name). The book provides a historical,
political and legal background to collective bargaining before laying out
detailed proposals for the implementation of more effective and widespread
collective bargaining in this country. It concludes with a ten-point
manifesto for collective bargaining, which encapsulates all of the main
points made by authors Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC. The
publication is already selling quickly, so make sure you get your copy here
<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-colle
ctive-bargaining>  before we run out.

And of course, many thanks to all those who came to see Keith and John speak
at the fringe meeting on Sunday 08 September, alongside our guest speakers
Len McCluskey, Bob Crow and Christine Blower. Apologies to those who were
forced to stand, but the our meeting room was not able to match the
popularity of the event!

Welcome also to those of you who signed up to this mailing list at the
fringe, and who were in turn entered in our prize draw for a brand new
Kindle Fire. Click here to find out about our lucky winner
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/winner-ier-kindle-fire-competition-revealed> .

Lobbying Bill
Our latest on the Lobbying Bill includes a briefing by Professor Keith Ewing
on the human rights implications of the proposals, and an explanation of the
many issues associated with the Trade Union Administration part of the Bill.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-president-professor-keith-ewing-analyses-hum
an-rights-implications-lobbying-bill>
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ying%20Bill%20etc%20A%20Note%20on%20Potential%20Human%20Rights%20Implication
s.thumbnail.jpgTransparency of Lobbying Bill etc. - A Note on Potential
Human Rights Implications
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-president-professor-keith-ewing-analyses-hum
an-rights-implications-lobbying-bill> 

By Keith Ewing
A unique approach to the Bill through the lens of international human rights
law, which demonstrates yet another reason why this flawed legislation
should be scrapped.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/significant-problems-lobbying-bill-trade-union-a
dministration-proposals-go-under-debate>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Logo.thumbnail.GIFSignif
icant problems with Lobbying Bill Trade Union Administration proposals go
under debate
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/significant-problems-lobbying-bill-trade-union-a
dministration-proposals-go-under-debate> 

On Wednesday (13 September 2013), Parliament met for the Second Reading of
Part 3 of the Lobbying Bill, which concerns Trade Union Administration.
During the debate, Labour MPs highlighted a number of significant problems
relating to the Bill, and the way the government has introduced it to
parliament.

Collective Bargaining

Just after the launch of our Manifesto for Collective Bargaining, support
for very similar ideas was voiced in Parliament.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-colle
ctive-bargaining>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Collective%20Bargaining%
20infographic.thumbnail.jpgReconstruction after the crisis: A manifesto for
collective bargaining
<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-colle
ctive-bargaining> 

Read all about the manifesto and the nine major unions that support it, and
buy your own copy of the publication.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/commons-debate-trade-unions-and-employers-should
-work-together>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Logo.thumbnail.GIFCommon
s debate: Trade unions and employers should work together
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/commons-debate-trade-unions-and-employers-should
-work-together> 

A debate on employment rights was held in parliament, with support shown for
a combined effort from trade unions and employers to improve labour
conditions.

Zero-hours contracts

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inquiry-launched-zero-hours-contracts>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Logo.thumbnail.GIFInquir
y launched into zero-hours contracts
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inquiry-launched-zero-hours-contracts> 

An inquiry has been launched into the use and abuse of zero-hours contracts.

Agency and Migrant Workers

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-produces-new-briefing-implications-coalition
-proposals-employment-agencies>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Implications%20of%20the%
20government's%20proposals%20on%20employment%20agencies.thumbnail.jpgIER
produces new briefing on the implications of Coalition proposals for
employment agencies
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-produces-new-briefing-implications-coalition
-proposals-employment-agencies> 

Leading employment law researcher Professor Sonia McKay has authored a new
Institute of Employment Rights briefing on the implications of Coalition
proposals on employment agencies.

Special offer: Buy Access to Justice and get Justice Deferred half price
<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-defer
red-half-price> 

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-defer
red-half-price>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Access%20to%20Justice%20
cover.thumbnail.jpg

The Institute of Employment Rights is offering a special offer for a limited
period only on our latest publications looking at the Coalition's reforms of
employment tribunals.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-defer
red-half-price>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Justice%20Deferred%20Pub
lication%20cover.thumbnail.jpg

Access to Justice consists of essays on workers' current restraints from
making claims authored by the UK's leading experts, including John Hendy QC
and Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations Linda Dickens.

When purchasing Access to Justice, readers will also receive Justice
Deferred - our most popular publication of 2013 - from just £5. Solicitors
David Renton and Anna Macey provide a critical guide to the Coalition's
employment tribunal reforms in an easy-to-read analysis of changes that have
already been introduced, and those still to come.

Click here to access the offer for a limited time only
<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-defer
red-half-price> 

Forthcoming events

Our autumn events are our most popular and are already selling out, so make
sure you book in early!

Employment Law Update 2013

 <http://>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ELU%20London%20cover%20w
ebsite.thumbnail.jpg

Wednesday 09 October 2013
A one-day conference
Conference Chamber, 9th Floor, UNISON, Euston Road

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-update-2013-ken-gill-memorial-f
und-0>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ELU%20Liverpool%20cover.
thumbnail.jpg

Wednesday 06 November 2013
A one-day conference
The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

Tupe Update: The New Regulations

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/tupe-update-new-regulations>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/TUPE%20Update%20cover.th
umbnail.jpg

Wednesday 23 October 2013
A one-day conference
UNISON, Euston Road, London

Labour Migration in Hard Times

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/labour-migration-hard-times>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Migration%20in%
20Hard%20Times%20Cover.thumbnail.jpg

Wednesday 20 November 2013
A one-day conference
Diskus Room, Unite Building, Theobalds Road, London

Sarah Glenister

IT Development and Communications Assistant

Institute of Employment Rights

4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8EG

0151 207 5265

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