[IER] News Brief: 17/01/2014

Fri Jan 17 16:56:09 GMT 2014

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This week authored by Laura Ryder

IER news this week

The IER is gearing up to an exciting year, in which we will celebrate our
25th anniversary and begin a regional tour with our collective bargaining
manifesto, which has already proven very popular in the labour movement.

What's more, we're about to start our events calendar for 2014, with our
first conference of the year on equality set for next Wednesday (22nd
January) at Liverpool's Adelphi Hotel. There are still a few spaces left and
<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-ri
ghts> they can be booked here.

New on the Coalition Timeline

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Coalition Timeline

Trade union rights

·         Tory backbenchers lobby for end to human rights charter
(12/01/2014)

Increasing Vulnerability in the workplace

·         We should be more right-wing on immigration, says Tory
(12/01/2014)

Equality Liverpool – 22 January : Book Now!

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 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1730> Click here to book.

Organised by the Institute of Employment Rights and sponsored by NUT North
West Region.

This 4th Equalities Conference in the North West brings together an expert
panel of speakers to look at the latest issues affecting equality and
discrimination at work. A similar programme to the London conference, this
event will be accessible to people who don’t want to travel to London.

January 2014 Sale!

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/january-2014-sale>
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 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/january-2014-sale> Click here to buy.

Due to popular demand, the Christmas offer has been extended until the end
of January! So support our charity and put IER on your January sales list
while stocks last!

Equality

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-plans-maternity-pay-could-create-broke
n-homes-and-rise-depression>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-plans-maternity-pay-could-create-broke
n-homes-and-rise-depression> Coalition plans for maternity pay 'could create
broken homes and a rise in depression'

A parental charity has appealed to Prime Minister David Cameron and his
Deputy Nick Clegg to exclude maternity pay from their proposed cap on
welfare.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-plans-maternity-pay-could-create-broke
n-homes-and-rise-depression> Read more...

Trade union rights

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/un-lobbying-bill-will-tarnish-britains-democracy
>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/un-lobbying-bill-will-tarnish-britains-democracy
> UN: Lobbying Bill will tarnish Britain's democracy

A UN official has criticised the Government's Lobbying Bill, which has
already caused widespread controversy.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/un-lobbying-bill-will-tarnish-britains-democracy
> Read more...

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-defeated-house-lords>
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assist_custom.gif

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-defeated-house-lords> Government
defeated in House of Lords

The Lobbying Bill has been amended in the House of Lords despite previous
concessions by the government in order to soften it.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-defeated-house-lords> Read more...

Pay and Benefits

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1915>
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 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1915> 7% pay cut and longer shifts cause anger
amidst care workers

On Tuesday, (14 January 2014), care workers went on strike outside Glasgow
councillors' offices as part of a two-day industrial action to show their
discontent at prolonged hours, and more duties at the same time as a massive
pay cut.  <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1915> Read more...

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/drop-inflation-fails-put-brakes-rocketing-cost-l
iving>
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assist_custom.gif

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1916> Drop in inflation fails to put the brakes
on rocketing cost of living

The Coalition is patting itself on the back as Inflation falls to 2%, but
Labour is demanding a stronger minimum wage as unions warn that the cost of
living is still growing.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/drop-inflation-fails-put-brakes-rocketing-cost-l
iving> Read more...

<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/osborne-really-converted-providing-higher-wages-
how-left-can-stay-ahead-tory-spin>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Sarah%20Glenister.img_as
sist_custom.jpg

<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/osborne-really-converted-providing-higher-wages-
how-left-can-stay-ahead-tory-spin> Is Osborne really "converted" to
providing higher wages? How the left can stay ahead of Tory spin

By Sarah Glenister

The big news story today (17 January 2014) is the surprising announcement
that George Osborne apparently backs raising the National Minimum Wage (NMW)
to above-inflation levels.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/osborne-really-converted-providing-higher-wages-
how-left-can-stay-ahead-tory-spin> Read more...

Whistleblowing

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s>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/whitehall-department-fails-support-whistleblower
s> Whitehall department fails to support whistleblowers

After reviewing 39 whistleblowing policies across government and marking
them against eight different criteria the National Audit Office has found
that the Cabinet Office - Chancellor George Osborne's department - is
failing to support workers reporting matters of public interest at work in
an official assessment.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/whitehall-department-fails-support-whistleblower
s> Read more...

Migration

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/public-%E2%80%98misinformed%E2%80%99-regarding-m
igration-statistics>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/public-%E2%80%98misinformed%E2%80%99-regarding-m
igration-statistics> Public ‘misinformed’ regarding migration statistics

Immigration is a hot topic at the moment, but the latest figures have shown
that many people are being misinformed in regard to immigration, as the
government keeps on peddling its myths in order to scare people of the
effects of immigration on the UK.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/public-%E2%80%98misinformed%E2%80%99-regarding-m
igration-statistics> Read more...

Health and safety

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tougher-penalties-undermining-workers-health-and
-safety-not-enough-staff-enforce-them>
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<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tougher-penalties-undermining-workers-health-and
-safety-not-enough-staff-enforce-them> Tougher penalties for undermining
workers' health and safety but not enough staff to enforce them

Changes introduced to the Health and Safety Offences Act mean that
lawbreakers will face more jail terms, higher fines and a rise in cases
tried in lower courts when they undermine the welfare of their staff or the
public – but tougher penalties can be of no effect if enforcers are too
poorly funded to put them to use.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/node/Tougher%20penalties%20for%20undermining%20worker
s'%20health%20and%20safety%20but%20not%20enough%20staff%20to%20enforce%20the
m> Read more...

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IER Manifesto for Collective Bargaining

<http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-colle
ctive-bargaining>
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 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/ten-point-collective-bargaining-manifesto>
Read the ten-point manifesto

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-co
llective-bargaining> By the book

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/watch-experts> VIDEOS: Watch the experts

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/listen-experts> PODCASTS: Listen to the
experts

<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/labours-aims-could-be-achieved-through-more-effe
ctive-collective-bargaining/>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Sarah%20Glenister.img_as
sist_custom.jpg
<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/labours-aims-could-be-achieved-through-more-effe
ctive-collective-bargaining> Labour's aims could be achieved through more
effective collective bargaining

By Sarah Glenister

In the run-up to the General Election next year, the Labour Party has begun
to spell out its policies, hoping – it seems – to attract voters from all
classes. The Institute of Employment Rights (IER) reiterates that more
effective collective bargaining on a national scale is the solution Labour
is looking for to achieve its aims.
<http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/labours-aims-could-be-achieved-through-more-effe
ctive-collective-bargaining> Read more...

New publications

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-la
bour-market-regulation>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Migration%20in%
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
market regulation?

Edited by Bernard Ryan

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.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitio
ns-employment-tribunal-reforms>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Justice%20Deferred%20Pub
lication%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitio
ns-employment-tribunal-reforms> Justice Deferred: a critical guide to the
Coalition's employment tribunal reforms

By David Renton and Anna Macey

Justice Deferred maps out in a concise, easy to read, accessible style and
language, the ideologically driven path being pursued by the Coalition
Government. It provides a critical guide to changes in employment tribunal
rules and procedures.

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-co
llective-bargaining>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Manifesto%20book%20cover
%20shadow.thumbnail.jpg

<http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-co
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.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-law-highlights-2013>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Law%20Highlight
s%202013%20cover%20website.thumbnail.jpg

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-law-highlights-2013> Labour Law
Highlights 1013

By Rebecca Tuck, Betsan Criddle & Stuart Brittenden

SPECIAL OFFER – 4 for the price of 1! Buy Labour Law Highlights 2013 and get
Labour Law Highlights 2012, 2011, and 2010 for free! Already got past copies
of Labour Law Highlights? You can still buy this year’s copy on its own for
the usual price of £8.

Forthcoming events

Equality and Discrimination: What next for equal rights?

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-ri
ghts>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Equality%20and%20Discrim
ination%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 22 January 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

 Pensions: Changes and challenges

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/pensions-changes-and-challenges>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Pensions%20London.img_as
sist_custom.jpgWednesday 12 February 2014
A one-day conference
Unite the Union, London

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/pensions-changes-and-challenges-0>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Pensions%20Liverpool.img
_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 26 February 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

 Access to Justice

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/access-justice-0>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Access%20to%20Justice%20
Liverpool.img_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 05 March 2014
A one-day conference
Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/events/access-justice-1>
http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Access%20to%20Justice%20
London.img_assist_custom.jpgWednesday 19 March 2014
A one-day conference
Unison, Euston Road, London

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