[IER] IER News brief 1 April 2016

Fri Apr 1 14:15:34 BST 2016

IER News Brief 01/04/16

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news brief

Friday 1st April 2016

Alert readers of our News Brief may have notice the lack of a Brief last
Friday. Apologies. The omission was not due to a shortage of news - more a
shortage of staff! Holidays, time out and illness prevented our normal
Friday round-up. However, we aim to be back on track as soon as possible,
providing you with all the latest news and information on employment rights
and trade union freedoms on a regular basis. 

It's appropriate that on the day the government's alleged "living Wage" is
implemented, our News Brief starts with a look at the state of collective
bargaining  throughout Europe.  Researchers at Manchester University studied
the decline in collective bargaining across seven EU states and their
excellent blog outlines the systematic attack being undertaken throughout
the EU in the name of austerity. Watch out for future blogs in the same
series.

A report on our recent debate in Liverpool on the EU referendum
<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/eu-developments-has-social-europe-disintegrate
d-liverpool-0>  is also included as is information on our forthcoming
conference Human Rights vs Bill of Rights: what
<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-l
ondon> 's in it for workers?  

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 News and comment

In the first of a series of articles highlighting the impact of EU austerity
measures on levels of collective bargaining across seven EU member states,
the authors provide an overview of their recent research. 

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/eu-exporting-uk-neoliberalism-rest-europe>
>click here to read full story

	Members of the Scottish Parliament will be asked to pledge not to
implement aspects of the Trade Union Bill that conflict with human rights
obligations 

<http://www.ier.org.uk/news/scottish-tuc-plan-ask-msps-pledge-not-implement-
aspects-trade-union-bill> > click here to read full story

This week UNISON called for action from the government to ensure homecare
workers receive pay for travel time.

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/news/take-care-care-workers> > click here to read
full story

Just three months before the EU referendum, an IER debate in Liverpool
asked  Is Social Europe disintegrating? The event provided an opportunity
for people to consider the arguments and express their opinion on the EU -
an opinion that should be based on facts not fear. 

> Click here to read the full story
<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/eu-developments-has-social-europe-disintegrate
d-liverpool-0> 

  Events

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2943> 

	LONDON: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for workers?
27 April 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights?
More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens
at work, in society and in the economy?
 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2943> > click here to read more

 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2944> 

	LIVERPOOL: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for
workers?
19 May 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, Liverpool
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights?
More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens
at work, in society and in the economy?
 <http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2944> > click here to read more

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employmen
t-rights-london> 

	LONDON: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights
15 June 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights?
More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens
at work, in society and in the economy?

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employmen
t-rights-london> > click here to read more

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employmen
t-rights-liverpool> 

	LIVERPOOL: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights
05 July 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, Liverpool
How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights?
More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens
at work, in society and in the economy?

<http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employmen
t-rights-liverpool> > click here to read more

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