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BOOK NOW: Employment Law Update 2020
Just £10 per session or £15 for two!
Part 1: 24 November 7pm-8pm
Part 2: 26 November 7pm-8pm
Our most popular annual event returns, this time as part of our new online 2020 Employment Law Webinar series. To better suit this new format, what was once a full-day conference has been broken down into two parts and those who register to attend both will receive a 25% discount!
Every year, the Institute of Employment Rights brings together lawyers, academics and campaigners to update delegates on the cases and legislation that have had the most significant impact on workers’ rights over the past 12 months.
This year, the Coronavirus pandemic is inevitably the focus of the UK’s changing workplace, and our annual update reflects this.
Even with the government’s new Job Support Scheme to replace it, it is expected that over a million people will lose their jobs when the Job Retention Scheme is withdrawn. This comes after a tide of unemployment earlier in the year, when the nation first entered lockdown, and a steady increase of redundancies thereafter, which have disproportionately affected women.
In part 1 of the series, our expert panel will focus on the dirtiest aspects of worker exploitation that have arisen during the pandemic, such as fire-and-rehire; pregnancy discrimination; and rudderless health and safety protocols.
In part 2, our experts will update delegates on the implications of this year's case law and discuss the new threat of employer surveillance through technologies adopted to promote home working.
BOOK NOW: Employment Law Update 2020
Employment Law Update 2020: Part 1
24th November 2020 - 7pm-8pm
Leading lawyers and campaigners take a closer look at some of the dirtiest tactics of the pandemic, including fire and rehire, redundancies, and health and safety .
Register your place
Employment Law Update 2020: Part 2
26th November 2020 - 7pm-8pm
Leading lawyers, academics and campaigners update delegates as to the most significant cases going through the tribunal system and their wider impact on the protection of workers.
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BRAND NEW SERIES OF FREE IER EVENTS
Challenging racism at work: Part 1
03 November 2020 - 7pm-8pm
Tony Conway of Coventry Against Racism; Manoj Dias-Abey of Bristol University; and Patrick Roach of NASUWT will discuss immigration policy and its impact on workers' rights.
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Redistribution of working time and wealth
09 November 2020 - 7pm-8pm
Ian Waddell of CSEU; Anna Coote of NEF; and Andy McDonald, Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights make the case of shorter working time.
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Access to justice
17 November 2020 - 7pm-8pm
Jason Moyer-Lee of the IWGB; Lord John Hendy QC, Chairperson of the IER; and Shantha David of UNISON discuss how strategic legal challenges can be used to push back against attacks on access to justice.
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IER and Covid-19
Due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus disease and the need to keep our staff, supporters and speakers safe, IER have decided to postpone all forthcoming IER events and meetings until further notice, including both Health and safety at work after Brexit conferences in Liverpool and London, the IER Executive Committee, IER AGM and our joint event with the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom on 6th June.
IER staff will continue to work, but remotely from home. We will answer emails, produce publications and circulate our weekly News Briefs and other on-line information. However, phone calls to the office or mail sent by post will not receive immediate attention.
We apologise for any inconvenience caused and wish you all best wishes during this difficult time.
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