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(15/11/12)</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A43F65;background:white'>GO TO THE TIMELINE TO READ MORE</span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><h1 style='margin-bottom:6.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#A43F65'>Take Action<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='margin-bottom:6.8pt;background:white'><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>DEADLINE TODAY:</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/speak-out-now-or-risk-losing-your-voice-whitehall">Respond to the government's new approach to consultation</a> <o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Providing the public with just two weeks to respond to its proposals in some cases, and for some issues conducting no public consultation at all, are cornerstones of Ministers' new guidance. </span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'>Make sure your voice is heard now or risk losing the chance to speak in the future.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></i></h1><h1 style='margin-bottom:6.8pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>- <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-blog-threat-strict-liability-prompts-e-petition">Petition against the amendment of (s)47 of the Health<br>and Safety Act</a><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.8pt;margin-left:36.0pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Speak out against the reversal of employers' 114-year-old strict liability for their workers' welfare.<o:p></o:p></span></i></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>News and Debate</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News:<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/extraordinary-revelations-blacklist-complier-ian-kerr-gives-evidence">Extraordinary revelations as blacklist compiler Ian Kerr gives evidence</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/further-details-announced-review-public-sector-equality-duty">Further details announced on review of Public Sector Equality Duty</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News:<span style='color:#1F497D'> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/coalition-timeline-receives-high-praise-cwu">Coalition Timeline receives high praise from CWU</a></span></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>Employment Law Events</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><br></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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