[IER] MPs accuse govt of hiding report that shows tribunal fees a “disaster”

[Sarah Glenister]

> IER News Brief 08/07/16	Follow us on Twitter	 
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> Friday 08th July 2016
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> We're leading with the news this week that MPs have accused the government of trying to conceal information that shows the introduction of prohibitively high fees to take cases to employment tribunal has been a "disaster". Read more here.
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> In other news, we'd like to thank everybody who attended our event Public Sector Cuts, Privatisation and Emploument Rights in Liverpool on Tuesday. It proved to be a lively debate with some very interesting contributions from solicitors, academics, the NUT and the TUC. You can now read tweets from the day and download papers and presentations here. We will also be publishing a special report including further detail on what we learned at the conference, and will update you on this in the next News Brief.
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> Lastly, we continue to promote our new Manifesto for Labour Lawacross the country. Many thanks to the growing number of people showing support for our recommendations for the progressive reform of employment law and trade union rights in post-EU UK. Now, more than ever, is the time to pull together to ensure workers' protections are not only maintained but improved upon for a brighter future. You can buy the Manifesto, read about the support we have received from unions, donate to the cause, and complete our quiz on workers' rights here.
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> If you're on your way to the Durham Gala this evening, don't forget we will be hosting Jeremy Corbyn tonight in the Bowes Room of Durham Marriott Hotel from 6pm. Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC - President and Chair of the IER, respectively - will also be there to take delegates through our Manifesto for Labour Law.
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>  News and comment
> 		Govt accused of hiding report that shows tribunal fees a “disaster”
> The government has been accused of stringing along the Select Committee for Justice on a report reviewing the impact of employment tribunal fees post implementation.
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> 		Jeremy Corbyn to speak at IER event
> Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will speak at a meeting hosted by the Institute of Employment Rights at the Durham Miners' Gala this Friday (08 July 2016), at which IER President Professor Keith Ewing and Chair John Hendy QC will discuss our proposals for the next Labour government. 
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> 		Work stress on the rise and job security must be broached, research shows
> The latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey of 3,000 Britons has revealed that work is becoming more stressful in the UK.
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> 		Welsh government ‘to counter Trade Union Act’ 
> The Guardian has reported that the Welsh Assembly will tomorrow (05 July 2016) announce legislation that counters the draconian laws put in place by the Trade Union Act. 
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> 		COMMENT: Women's Labour and Trade Unionism - A Dangerous Combination? 
> Rebecca Zahn and Professor Nicole Busby take us through a history of women's relationship with the trade union movement and how improvements can still be made to reach out to the female workforce. 
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> 		COMMENT: On the edge of a paradigm variation? Changing Joint Regulation and Labour Market Policy in Italy during the Crisis
> In the fourth piece from our EU Comparative Series, Italian academics Sabrina Colombo and Ida Regalia analyse the impact of Troika intervention on Italy's collective bargaining structure, employment law, and trade union rights.
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> 		COMMENT: The impact of the crisis on collective bargaining in manufacturing in Portugal: between resilience and decentralisation
> In the fifth article of our EU Comparative Series, academics from the University of Manchester and the University of Porto examine the impact on trade union and workers’ rights of a shift towards neoliberal structures in Portugal following intervention of the Troika. 
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>  Jeremy Corbyn speaks tonight!
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>  IER fringes 2016
> 		Durham Fringe: 08 July 2016, 18:00 - 21:00 
> Speakers include Professor Keith Ewing (President, IER), John Hendy QC (Chair, IER), Davey Hopper (Secretary, Durham Miners' Association), and Napolean Gomez (President of Los Mineros from Mexico - Metal and Mineworkers)
> Bowes Room, Durham Marriott Hotel 
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> While unions develop their strategies of resistance against the Trade Union Act 2016, Jeremy Corbyn promises to repeal the legislation and replace it with a new framework of workers’ rights. To assist, IER has developed a Manifesto for Labour Law. Come and listen to the Editors and collect a copy of the book. Speakers include Len McCluskey, Shadow Justice Minister Jo Stevens, John Hendy QC and Prof. Keith Ewing.
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> 		Tolpuddle Fringe: 15 July 2016, 19:00 
> Speakers include Professor Keith Ewing (President, IER), Mark Serwotka (General Secretary of PCS), Joanne Kaye (South West Regional Secretary, Unison), Adrian Weir (Assistant National Secretary, CTUF) and Peter Hughes (South West Regional Secretary, UNITE)
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