[IER] News Brief 29/11/2013

Fri Nov 29 17:12:13 GMT 2013

News Brief 29/11/2013

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In the news this week

Following recent news that the UK has now entered an economic recovery, new
research has shown that any improvements are being felt by those at the top
of the ladder significantly more than those at hte bottom.

<http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/nov/18/executive-pay-up-14-percent
> Executive pay is rising 20 times faster than that of the average worker,
the figures from Income Data Services showed.

We've gone into more depth on a wide range of stories this week. Click
through on the stories below to read more.

New on the Coalition Timeline

Coalition Timeline.jpg

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline> Click here to see the
Coalition Timeline

Equality

·         Cop-out shared parental leave law announced (29/11/2013)

·         Equality is not possible, says Boris (27/11/2013)

Increasing vulnerability in the workplace

·         Greed is good, says Boris (27/11/2013)

Time is running out to support the Shrewsbury 24! 

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justice for the Shrewsbury 24

The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign seeks to overturn the unjust prosecution of 24
building workers who were charged following the first ever national building
workers strike in 1972. They picketed building sites in Shrewsbury during
the dispute and were prosecuted in Shrewsbury Crown Court in 1973. They
became known as the "Shrewsbury 24".

There is just three weeks left to sign the petition. Please
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widely.

Last chance to join the conversation on equality

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ghts-0>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-ri
ghts-0> Book now to avoid disappointment

This week,
<http://metro.co.uk/2013/11/28/boris-johnson-economic-equality-isnt-possible
-some-people-have-low-iqs-4205406/> London Mayor Boris Johnson asserted that
the world cannot be equal due to naturally occurring differences in people's
IQ.

With such ideology at the top of the Conservative Party, it is urgent for
the trade union movement to be the purveyor of the most innovative ideas and
proposals on equality.

At this conference, the UK's leading experts in equality will be joining
delegates to present the latest changes to the law and discuss what can be
done to protect our workers.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-ri
ghts-0> Book now

Labour Migration

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<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/how-uk-can-escape-becoming-nasty-country-eu> How
the UK can escape becoming the nasty country of the EU

By Sarah Glenister

László Andor, the EU employment commissioner, has warned the UK that new
restrictions against migrants could see it portrayed as the "nasty country"
of the EU. The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) recently conducted
extensive research into labour migration and how the problems surrounding
immigration can be resolved in a way that benefits all. But while the IER
strongly recommends a "rights-based" model, the government continues to
court controversy with plans for restrictions that aim to resolve an issue
that does not exist.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-la
bour-market-regulation>
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20Hard%20Times.img_assist_custom.jpg

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-la
bour-market-regulation> Labour Migration in Hard Times: Reforming labour
marketing regulation?

A collection of papers by the UK's leading experts on labour migration on
the exploitation of migrant workers and the need for labour law reform.

Trade Union Rights

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/unionised-workplaces-better-protected-against-re
cession-study-finds>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/unionised-workplaces-better-protected-against-re
cession-study-finds> Unionised workplaces are better protected against
recession, study finds

Recognising trade unions helps to protect employers against recession, a new
study has found, providing yet more data to support the Institute of
Employment Rights' policy proposals to improve collective bargaining levels
across the UK.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/fight-coalition-attack-trade-unions>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/fight-coalition-attack-trade-unions> Fight
Coalition attack on trade unions

The People's Assembly has provided a channel through which UK workers can
fight back against the Coalition's attack on trade unions in the form of an
online petition.

Blacklisting

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ucatt-takes-construction-giants-court-over-black
listing>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ucatt-takes-construction-giants-court-over-black
listing> UCATT takes construction giants to court over blacklisting

Construction workers' union UCATT has begun legal proceedings against
several major construction companies who have been involved in the
blacklisting scandal.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/sir-robert-mcalpine-denies-blacklisting-employee
s>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/sir-robert-mcalpine-denies-blacklisting-employee
s> Sir Robert McAlpine denies blacklisting employees

Despite being arguably at the centre of the blacklisting scandal since the
offices of blacklist compiler The Consulting Association (TCA) were raided
in 2009, construction giant Sir Robert McAlpine has now denied to a high
court judge that it ever blacklisted employees.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/welsh-assembly-demonstrates-progressive-attitude
-blacklisting-scandal>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/welsh-assembly-demonstrates-progressive-attitude
-blacklisting-scandal> Welsh Assembly demonstrates progressive attitude to
blacklisting scandal

While Coalition politicians bury their heads in the sand as the blacklisting
scandal rages on, with Conservative and Liberal Democrat Party members
denying evidence of ongoing blacklisting or the need for further
legislation, the Welsh Assembly has taken note of the public's discontent
and shown a progressive attitude.

Whistleblowing

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-contributes-report-recommending-further-prot
ection-whistleblowers>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-contributes-report-recommending-further-prot
ection-whistleblowers> IER contributes to report recommending further
protection for whistleblowers

Public Concern at Work (PCAW), a whistleblowing charity, has released its
Whistleblowing Commission Report, recommending a new Code of Practice on
whistleblowing arrangements in the workplace and the prohibition of unjust
acts such as blacklisting whistleblowers.

Equality

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http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thum
bnail.gif <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/uk-worst-europe-parental-pay> UK worst
in Europe for parental pay

The UK has been dubbed the "scrooge of Europe" by the Trades Union Congress
(TUC) after analysis by the organisation revealed parental pay in the
country is the worst in the continent.

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New publications

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Justice Deferred maps out in a concise, easy to read, accessible style and
language, the ideologically driven path being pursued by the Coalition
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llective-bargaining> Reconstruction after the crisis: a manifesto for
collective bargaining

By Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC

This publication presents an evidence-based policy proposal for the state
encouragement of collective bargaining, and particularly sectoral
bargaining, as a tried-and-tested means of reducing income inequality and
stimulating the sustainable recovery of a strong and resilient economy.

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Forthcoming events

Equality and Discrimination: What next for equal rights?

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Wednesday 04 December 2013
A one-day conference
Unite the Union, London

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ghts>
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Wednesday 22 January 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

Pensions: Changes and challenges

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Wednesday 12 February 2014
A one-day conference
Unite the Union, London

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Wednesday 26 February 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

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Liverpool.img_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 05 March 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

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London.img_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 19 March 2014
A one-day conference
Unison, Euston Road, London

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