[IER] Book now: The Future of Equality Law at Work

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Events update 06/09/17

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Book now: The Future of Equality Law at Work

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05 October 2017 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, Liverpool

Speakers:
Matthew Creagh, Dr Anastasia Tataryn, Jo Seery, David Sorensen, Robin White and Dr Wanda Wyporska.

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18 October 2017 - 09:30 - 15:30
Unite the Union, London

Speakers:
Matthew Creagh, Aileen McColgan, Rakesh Patel, David Sorensen, Robin White, Dr Lydia Hayes and Dr Wanda Wyporska.

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This year, research has shown BAME workers are over a third more likely to be in insecure work, a quarter of new dads don’t qualify for paternity leave or pay and the gender pay gap is closing at a snail’s pace. Equality laws are as relevant and vital as ever, but what is their future, especially in light of Brexit?

The government has confirmed that it will not bring the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union into UK law, which means losing some rights not included in the Human Rights Act as well as stronger enforcement offered by the Charter in some cases. What’s more, the government has granted itself the power to modify thousands of EU Regulations without parliamentary debate, which could lead to a weakening of protections at work. Even those regulations brought wholesale into UK law can only be guaranteed until the next Bill to scrap them, while case law derived from EU courts could be overturned by UK judges if it is not written into statute.

Concerns have been raised that this could put discrimination, part-time workers’, and equal pay rights at risk, especially if the government caves to international pressures to move towards a “low-regulation” economy in order to sign new trade deals.

This is against a background of a government that has, at best, done very little for equal rights; and, at worst, moved to weaken them. During her time as Home Secretary, Theresa May came out against the European Convention on Human Rights, while her colleagues promised to replace the Human Rights Act with a new British Bill of Rights.

This conference brings together some of the UK’s leading experts from the fields of law, academia and campaigning to discuss the state of play for equality protections in the country today, what threats they face, and how they can be protected.

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