<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.auto-style2, li.auto-style2, div.auto-style2
{mso-style-name:auto-style2;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#66667F;
font-weight:bold;}
span.auto-style131
{mso-style-name:auto-style131;
color:#9595AB;}
span.auto-style31
{mso-style-name:auto-style31;
color:#A43F65;
font-weight:bold;}
span.auto-style51
{mso-style-name:auto-style51;
color:#5BAFAC;
font-weight:bold;}
span.blue1
{mso-style-name:blue1;
color:#66667F;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#F2E3CE'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="56%" style='width:56.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'>IER News Brief 26/01/18<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="40%" style='width:40.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=09bcb95646&e=28964b484b"><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#66667F'>Follow us on Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="75%" style='width:75.0%;background:#66667F;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><a name="Top_of_page"></a><b><span style='font-size:52.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>news brief<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Friday 26th January 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td><td width="25%" style='width:25.0%;background:#66667F;padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=125 height=85 style='width:1.302in;height:.8854in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/42bef9e9-0080-4d3d-9334-2e260fdb3b8d.gif" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/42bef9e9-0080-4d3d-9334-2e260fdb3b8d.gif"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=auto-style2 style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Statutory sick pay and health and safety regulations in the UK are in breach of the European Social Charter, a legally binding counterpart to the European Convention on Human Rights, which was ratified by the UK in 1962.<br><br>The European Committee of Social Rights, which oversees the compliance of 47 signatories to the charter, criticised the UK for breaching article 12 - the right to social security; and article 13 - the right to social and medical assistance.<br><br>The report covered the poor financial assistance received by those out of work, including people unable to work due to illness, but also focused on the weakness of employment rights. Statutory sick pay policy was deemed "manifestly inadequate" and the exemption of self-employed people from many health and safety regulations was described as "disciminatory". <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=6fe412ca1c&e=28964b484b">Read more here</a>.<br><br>Last week, we reported on the launch of the <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=48ca5f33e1&e=28964b484b">Workers (Definition and Rights) Bill</a>. The second reading of this Bill, which effectively abolishes zero-hour contracts except where they have been expressly agreed with a recognised trade union, has now been set for 27 April 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subscribers receive all of our publications free and discount rates on our conferences. <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7c23a7af50&e=28964b484b"><span class=auto-style131>Subscribe now</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:38.25pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:38.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='background:#A43F65;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> News and comment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.75pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.75pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0208in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/b1c726de-bf3c-454c-9dd0-50d42672c9ff.png" alt="Workers' rights"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Casual work "rarely a stepping stone" and increases risk of joblessness, study shows</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Greenwich have found that taking on casual work is unlikely to lead to a permanent job, and significantly increases people's risk of unemployment.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=e3362f0c79&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0208in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/41d5d27b-969b-4b55-bcb8-9a0e910471e3.png" alt=Equality></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Committee warns gender pay gap progress could be reversed under Brexit</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>The European Scrutiny Committee has warned that the government has not been clear as to how it will protect equality pay legislation following Brexit.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=6713be601a&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0208in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/c9de063b-cd73-4fc5-8d13-fb67b7e3e040.png" alt="Low pay"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ONS: Real wages continue to fall</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Real wages continued to fall in 2017, according to Office for National Statistics data for the three months between September and November announced today.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=8ed2705355&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0208in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/810edfc9-38e0-4e24-8223-f09494f263e2.png" alt="Human rights"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>UK sick pay/health and safety regulations found to breach international labour law</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Statutory sick pay and health and safety regulations in the UK are in breach of the European Social Charter.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0546fccd79&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0208in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/41d5d27b-969b-4b55-bcb8-9a0e910471e3.png" alt=Equality></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Report calls for employers to be held to account for sexual harassment at work</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Experts are calling for employers to be held to account for the way their female workers are treated by third parties.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7e12c252e5&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='background:#C1869B;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> FREE RESOURCES <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:38.25pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:38.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="40%" valign=top style='width:40.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=4581679b8b&e=28964b484b"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=241 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.5104in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/cbac7503-e50a-4cb4-be94-fc02d820ea21.jpg" alt="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/cbac7503-e50a-4cb4-be94-fc02d820ea21.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="2%" valign=top style='width:2.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="58%" valign=top style='width:58.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Many thanks to all who attended our latest event - Employment Law Update 2017 in Liverpool.<br><br>Papers and presentations are now available for download on our website. Don't miss out on our next event Racism at work, further details of which are in the section below.<br><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=abe1c0b60d&e=28964b484b">Click here to download papers and presentations</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='background:#773B6A;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> Events <o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.75pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.75pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=117 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.2187in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/0af9d36a-4398-45a2-8e26-836f32d19f4c.jpg" alt="Racism at Work: London"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>London: Racism at Work</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>07 February 2018 - 09:30 - 15:00</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unite the Union, London</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br>At this one-day conference, our panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will discus how racism at work impacts individuals across the UK, identify weaknesses in the legal system, propose reforms to the law, and discuss how unions can play a part in protecting workers from racism.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Speakers include Shavanah Taj, Owen Espley, Professor Sonia McKay, Wanda Wyporska and Jo Seery.</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=b0d962ebe7&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and book your place</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=117 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.2187in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/bf70a41a-37fe-4b53-a168-8f2d10432e46.jpg" alt="Racism at Work: Liverpool"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Liverpool: Racism at Work</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>08 March 2018 - 09:30 - 15:00</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Unite the Union, Liverpool</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'><br>At this one-day conference, our panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will discus how racism at work impacts individuals across the UK, identify weaknesses in the legal system, propose reforms to the law, and discuss how unions can play a part in protecting workers from racism.<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Speakers include Shavanah Taj, Dawn Butler, Owen Espley, Professor Sonia McKay, Wanda Wyporska and Jo Seery.</span></strong></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=cdb3a6f96d&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and book your place</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:38.25pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:38.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='background:#5BAFAC;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'> Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.75pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.75pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=75 style='width:1.0312in;height:.7812in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/80378b9a-819e-446d-8306-a03c59e84d18.jpg" alt="Blacklisting: The need for a public inquiry"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>New Year Book Sale!</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Pick up reports from just £5!</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Make sure you don't miss out on our special book packages, available at discounted prices through to the end of January 2018, including Labour Law Highlights, our latest Policy Pack, our Brexit books, our Mythbuster collection, and a cut price report on zero-hours contracts.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=c42b6105fb&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.4791in' id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/ed8ca3ae-fa0c-4030-bff8-bcdcd4f59f6a.jpg" alt="Blacklisting: The need for a public inquiry"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Blacklisting: the need for a public inquiry (including a Manifesto Against Blacklisting): £8</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>By Dave Smith and Alex Just</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>In his thoughtful account of the conspiracy, which incorporates the first-hand experiences of blacklisted workers and their families, the author leads readers through the multitude of obstacles faced by the victims. It concludes with a call for a public inquiry that forces those involved to publically account for their actions; and a detailed Manifesto Against Blacklisting.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=1fc725f219&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.4791in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/ffa54ac8-9d49-4559-9d3d-1042aaacbe0b.jpg" alt="Europe, the EU and Britain"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Europe, the EU and Britain: Workers' Rights and Economic Democracy: £8</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>Notes from a seminar by the Institute of Employment Rights and the Marx Memorial Library</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>On 01 July 2017, labour movement leaders from across Europe met at the Marx Memorial Library, London, to discuss how a progressive future for workers’ rights can be sought following the UK’s vote to leave the EU. This report documents the meeting, including the transcripts of each presentation, as well as notes on the discussion between panel and delegates on the day.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=c435002153&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.4791in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/89596b4b-fb8c-466d-974a-89baa936f609.jpg" alt="CB Europe"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Legacy of Thatcherism in European Labour Relations: The Impact of the Politics of Neo-Liberalism and Austerity on Collective Bargaining in a Fragmenting Europe: £8</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>By Miguel Martinez Lucio, Aristea Koukiadaki and Isabel Tavora</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>As the UK prepares to leave the European Union, this analysis – the 11th in our Comparative Notes series – shines a light on the deleterious effect of the nation's deregulatory influence on the bloc.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=aff4edd6b4&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:73.5pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.4791in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/f5cd005c-17c2-4c04-bd1f-452d91c64d61.jpg" alt="CB in Social Care"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:73.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>8 Good Reasons Why Adult Social Care Needs Sectoral Collective Bargaining: £8</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>By Dr Lydia Hayes</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'>In this booklet, Dr Lydia Hayes sets out the lessons learned from her interdisciplinary research into the social care sector, and builds upon the recommendations made in the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Labour Law: a comprehensive revision of worker’s rights to propose a sectoral collective bargaining structure for the negotiation of wages and conditions.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=2ca9f87825&e=28964b484b"><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> Click here to read more and buy your copy</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="64%" valign=top style='width:64.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span class=blue1><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>To unsubscribe, please contact <a href="mailto:sarah@ier.org.uk?subject=Unsubscribe">sarah@ier.org.uk</a>. </span></b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td></tr></table></td><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=right><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="88%" style='width:88.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Produced by:<br>Institute of Employment Rights,<br>4th Floor, Jack Jones House<br>1 Islington<br>Liverpool L3 8EG<br>0151 207 5265<br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=ce40026ca7&e=28964b484b" target="_blank"><span style='color:#307EC2;text-decoration:none'>www.ier.org.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.0pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 style='width:.0104in;height:.0104in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=844cf764a5&e=28964b484b" alt="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/open.php?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=844cf764a5&e=28964b484b"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br />
<table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
<tr>
<td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" /></a></td>
<td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>