[IER] BOOK NOW: Our experts on redundancy and racism at work

Wed Feb 3 16:59:41 GMT 2021

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BOOK NOW: Two new series' of IER events announced 

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Following the success of the IER's 2020 online Zoom events, we are pleased to announce two new series of expert-led conferences now opening for registration.

Our free-to-attend briefs will continue, covering topics such as racism at work, trade union rights and restrictions, and the challenges of increased automation.

But following demand for virtual access to our expert's detailed analyses, we are pleased to introduce our new premium series Law in Focus, which adapts our popular pre-covid half-day conferences into an online format.

These value-for-money seminars include: 

*	two-and-a-half hours of expert content, thoroughly updating delegates on the latest in labour law and trade union campaigning
*	a full 40 minutes earmarked for your questions, personally answered by our panel
*	a cost-effective way to earn CPD points

Book on to 2021's first Law in Focus event -  <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/redundancy-and-covid-19-are-our-redundancy-laws-strong-enough/> Redundancy and  <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/redundancy-and-covid-19-are-our-redundancy-laws-strong-enough/> Covid-19: Are our redundancy laws strong enough? and our first free event of the year,  <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/racism-at-work-part-2/> Racism at Work Part 2 below. 

Premium events

 <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/redundancy-and-covid-19-are-our-redundancy-laws-strong-enough/> 

25th February 2021 – 10:00 am - 3:35 pm
Webinar
£40 

Redundancy and Covid-19: Are our redundancy laws strong enough?

As redundancies reach a record high of 14.2 per thousand, our first Law in Focus event asks isn’t it time to review the laws that are supposed to protect workers from losing their jobs?

Speakers

Carolyn Jones, IER Director – Chairperson

Steve Mitchell, Deputy Head of Legal services at USDAW – Positive USDAW campaigns: stopping the damage of redundancy on the high street.

Prof Alan Bogg, Bristol Univ – The furlough job retention scheme and redundancy: an analysis

Steve Turner, Unite Assistant General Secretary – How Unite are helping to prevent redundancies and save manufacturing jobs

Neil Todd, Thompsons Solicitors – The current redundancy statute and case law landscape

John Hendy QC and Prof Keith Ewing, IER – Redundancy law and loopholes – the way forward.

 <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/redundancy-and-covid-19-are-our-redundancy-laws-strong-enough/> Read more and book your place 

Free online events

 <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/redundancy-and-covid-19-are-our-redundancy-laws-strong-enough/> 

16th February 2021 – 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Free

About this event

Our panel discusses combatting racism at work and the super-exploitation of migrant workers.

Speakers

Prof Sonia McKay – Chair

Roger McKenzie, UNISON – Institutional racism and the workplace

Asad Rehman, War on Want – Race, class and the super-exploitation of migrant workers

Yvette Williams – The Doreen Lawrence report

Katie Bales, Bristol University – Undocumented migrants and exploitation

 <https://www.ier.org.uk/events/racism-at-work-part-2/> Read more and book your place 

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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