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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/"><img border=0 width=126 height=85 src="cid:image001.gif@01CDC267.DF4E19B0" align=left hspace=12 alt=Home title=""Home" " v:shapes="Picture_x0020_24"></a><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Equality law is under attack<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none'><tr style='height:41.15pt'><td width=1190 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:892.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:41.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Be part of the debate at this year's equality and discrimination conferences<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:33.95pt'><td width=398 valign=top style='width:298.5pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:33.95pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012"><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=316 height=382 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDC267.DF4E19B0" alt="Eq & Discrim Lond 5-12-12.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012"><span style='color:#773B6A'>Wednesday 5th December - London</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=386 valign=top style='width:289.3pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:33.95pt'><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:200%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:200%'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Symbol;color:#A07997'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Women among hardest hit by cuts<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Symbol;color:#A07997'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Threats to the Public Sector Equality Duty<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Symbol;color:#A07997'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Drastic cuts to EHRC<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Symbol;color:#A07997'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Watering down of EU regulations<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:200%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Symbol;color:#A07997'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><i><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Changes to parental leave and flexible working<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=406 valign=top style='width:304.6pt;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:33.95pt'><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:0cm;line-height:200%'><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012-0"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=317 height=386 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.jpg@01CDC269.C0A69670" alt="Eq & Discim Lpool 30-01-13.jpg"></span></a></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012-0"><span style='color:#773B6A'>Wednesday 30th January - Liverpool</span></a></span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:33.95pt'><td width=1190 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:892.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:33.95pt'><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>This conference brings leading equality experts and campaigners together with experts from the law, trade unions and academia to debate the planned changes and review how far the Act has helped to deliver fairness and equality at work<span style='color:#A07997'>. <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/upcoming-conferences-and-seminars"><span style='color:#A07997'>Read more and book your place</span></a></span></span></i><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:30.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Sarah Glenister<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>IT Development and Communications Assistant<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4th Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool, L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>0151 207 5265<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>