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--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <o:p></o:p></span></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 12/07/19<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=1686d6228a&e=71131c031b"><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><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 12th July 2019<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_i1042" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/42bef9e9-0080-4d3d-9334-2e260fdb3b8d.gif" alt=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-style9 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Two news stories this week have illustrated how the Institute of Employment Rights' <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=bbd5fdd521&e=71131c031b">Manifesto for Labour Law</a> recommendations have a wide range of applications, from tackling economic productivity to fighting climate change.<br><br>In Wales, the Manifesto informed, in part, the latest report of the Fair Work Commission, which is now the basis for the government's Social Partnership Bill.<br><br>Earlier this week, First Minister Mark Drakeford <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0b4e7ef804&e=71131c031b">told the Senedd</a> the new Bill will promote collective bargaining, require bidders on public contracts to meet fair labour standards, establish a government department to improve and uphold workers' rights, strengthen the enforcement of employment law and collective agreements, and introduce a duty on public sector organisations to address socioeconomic inequalities.<br><br>He emphasised that the new legislation would not only ensure Welsh workers can find fair wages and conditions, but that good employers would not longer be undercut by unscrupulous ones, and as a result of a more committed workforce, economic productivity would improve.<br><br>The IER will hold a free event with the architects of the Manifesto for Labour Law, as well as members of the Welsh Assembly and Wales TUC, who helped to develop the Social Partnerships Bill. <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=c537a5ff0d&e=71131c031b">Click here to register your attendance</a>.<br><br>Elsewhere, an announcement from the TUC revealed how the Manifesto for Labour Law can be put to use in countering climate change. The TUC's proposals for mechanisms that could make our economy greener as well as fairer <a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=b33f5b2733&e=71131c031b">closely mirror those put forth in the Manifesto</a>. These include a forum of representatives from across society to plan towards a low-carbon future; effective collective bargaining processes to ensure workers' voices are heard in every workplace during the transition to a greener UK; government support for the upskilling of the workforce to fill new skills gaps; and mechanisms to ensure wages and conditions are not undercut.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=79ef6a4a5a&e=71131c031b">Click here to read more about the Manifesto for Labour Law</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 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Subscribers receive all of our publications 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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=93 style='width:1.0312in;height:.9687in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/a445c496-c0c6-489d-86d5-33336f0515d9.jpg" alt="30th anniversary"></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'>Support the IER in its 30th Anniversary year</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'>This year we are celebrating our forthcoming 30th Anniversary and we're appealing for your support. We hope to raise £30,000 to celebrate our 30 years and with these funds we will modernise our website and communications; promote our ideas through meetings, education packs, videos and animations; and establish a reserve to avoid repeat fundraising.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=573d22a713&e=71131c031b"><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=99 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0312in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/95a3f90d-83e6-4ce0-b186-b01b05cc2f77.png" alt=Manifesto></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'>How the IER can deliver the greener, fairer economy that unions want </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 TUC released a new report calling on government and employers to prepare for the transition to a climate-safe economy in conjunction with workers and their unions. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=4fe4234bb5&e=71131c031b"><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=99 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0312in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/8a74e5d2-ba66-4faf-a08d-e7b95ed9b73b.png" alt="Union 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'>Wales to launch new trade union rights </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'>Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford detailed the core principles of a new Social Partnership Bill to the Welsh Assembly, which will make it easier for unions, employers and government to work together to provide fair work and a strong, productive economy for all. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0e7a017c3a&e=71131c031b"><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=99 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.0312in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/e80db0b0-be8d-47c8-8d7d-05383e5cbcb3.png" alt="Public sector"></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'>Prison workers 'unsupported in dangerous jobs until they're 68' </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'>Prison workers gathered in the House of Commons this week to share their experiences of work in the justice system. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=1ad00780d7&e=71131c031b"><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></td></tr><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 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 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'> Free events next week <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><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=3ff925ba3b&e=71131c031b">"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=500 height=707 style='width:5.2083in;height:7.3645in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/0f1c06b6-9415-4006-831c-bfc917c47fcf.png" alt=0f1c06b6-9415-4006-831c-bfc917c47fcf.png></span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=500 height=707 style='width:5.2083in;height:7.3645in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/2810f42a-6ce3-4eea-8fed-4f5a58395aca.jpg" alt=2810f42a-6ce3-4eea-8fed-4f5a58395aca.jpg></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><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 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><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 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><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Labour Law and the Fair Work Agenda</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'>Wednesday 16 July 2019 - 18:00 - 19:30</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'>Cardiff University, Cardiff</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#777777'> <br>This meeting will update us on the IER manifesto, the TUC great jobs agenda and the work that the Wales TUC is undertaking with Welsh government to ensure that fair work through social partnership is delivered for workers throughout Wales.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=40c9053063&e=71131c031b"><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><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Equality and Discrimination - Liverpool</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'>Thursday 17 October 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00</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 conference, an expert panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will update delegates on the latest developments in equality law and suggest how workers' rights can be protected regardless of their personal characteristics.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=2e6bff1a2b&e=71131c031b"><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><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Equality and Discrimination - London</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'>Wednesday 13 November 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00</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 conference, an expert panel of lawyers, academics and campaigners will update delegates on the latest developments in equality law and suggest how workers' rights can be protected regardless of their personal characteristics.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=19212fd6da&e=71131c031b"><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><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Employment Law Update 2019 - Liverpool</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'>Thursday 21 November 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00</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>It's time again for the most popular Institute of Employment Rights conference of the year, at which we bring together leading lawyers, academics and campaigners from across the UK to update delegates on developments in labour law over the previous 12 months and to suggest how workers can be better protected.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=074ca76de9&e=71131c031b"><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><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Employment Law Update 2019 - London</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'>Wednesday 04 December 2019 - 09:30 - 16:00</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>It's time again for the most popular Institute of Employment Rights conference of the year, at which we bring together leading lawyers, academics and campaigners from across the UK to update delegates on developments in labour law over the previous 12 months and to suggest how workers can be better protected.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'> <br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=07bea0932b&e=71131c031b"><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><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></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=142 style='width:1.0312in;height:1.4791in' id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/8ca2aad5-3b78-4602-b0c9-9519795bcbf4.jpg" alt="Rolling out"></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'>Rolling out the Manifesto for Labour Law: £10</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'>Edited by John Hendy QC, Prof Keith Ewing and Carolyn Jones</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'>The IER’s 2016 Manifesto for Labour Law garnered support from major unions across the UK, the Green Party, the Scottish Nationalist Party, and most of all the Labour Party, which adopted many of the IER’s recommendations as a blueprint for future reform. Now we present Rolling Out, a guide to how our recommendations could be practically implemented. </span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="https://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=2014c07066&e=71131c031b"><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></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=f5396a511e&e=71131c031b"><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=5761b587a0&e=71131c031b"><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=4f873dfec8&e=71131c031b"><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 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