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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F2E3CE" lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#F2E3CE'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#FAFAFA'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'>The latest employment news and expert critique from the Institute of Employment Rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=190 valign=top style='width:142.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'>Is this email not displaying correctly?<br><a href="http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=c9ba800ebc&e=f9032df4ea" target="_blank"><span style='color:#336699'>View it in your browser</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:white;border:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt' id=templateContainer><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:white' id=templateHeader><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/"><b><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=600 height=138 id="Picture_x0020_0" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDDA0F.08C894A0" alt="News_Brief_14_12_121355491098.jpg"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt' id=templateBody><tr><td width=400 valign=top style='width:300.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=400 style='width:300.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:513.25pt'><td valign=top style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:513.25pt'><h1 style='margin-bottom:6.8pt;line-height:34.7pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#A43F65'>New on the Coalition Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=356 height=165 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image014.jpg@01CDBE8E.746FF460" alt="Coalition Timeline.jpg"></span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65;background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Public Sector<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Tory council to make most staff redundant? (12/12/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Trade Union Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Dock pay of trade unionist teachers, says Gove (12/12/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Ministers to consult 'the people they want to hear from' - (11/12/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Health and Safety<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Govt attacks regulatory enforcers (14/12/12)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>- </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-blog-threat-strict-liability-prompts-e-petition"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Petition against the amendment of (s)47 of the Health<br>and Safety Act</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><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><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>News</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D'>: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/financial-penalties-deposit-orders-and-whistleblowing-debated-lords"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Financial penalties, deposit orders and whistleblowing debated in the Lords</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'>News: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/dangers-shares-rights-proposals-highlighted-mps"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Dangers of shares-for-rights proposals highlighted by MPs</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'>Blog: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/privatising-public-services-threats-and-alternatives"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Privatising public services: threats and alternatives</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'>Blog:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/does-noise-ice-cream-vans-really-affect-more-people-cutting-employment-rights-oliver-letwin"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Does the noise from ice cream vans really affect more people than cutting employment rights, Oliver Letwin?</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>Employment Law Events</span><span 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Thank you to everybody who has already made their order. If you haven't already seen our packages, check please go here to see these low-value offers.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext'>Please note:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'> Due to an administrative error, the booking order form that went out yesterday did not include postage and package. It has now been updated and is attached to this email. If you have already sent us a cheque without P&P, we would appreciate donations at the P&P price (£3.50), which can be made</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/"><span style='color:#A43F65'>on the front page of our website</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#A43F65'>Equality & Discrimination resources<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>All </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012"><span style='color:#A43F65'>presentations</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'> and </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/equality-and-discrimination-2012-london-audio-recordings"><span style='color:#A43F65'>audio downloads</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'> are now available for download.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>There are still some places left at the </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-2012-0"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Equality & Discrimination conference in Liverpool</span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#A43F65'>Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>The amendment that removes employers' 114-year-old strict liability for their workers' health and safety was debated in the Lords today. We will provide a detailed report of the debate next week. </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:#A43F65'>Consultation News<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Go to our </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/consultation-calendar"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Consultation Calendar</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'> to see: <o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>- A new consultation launched into judicial reviews<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>- Updates in the debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>- Updates in the debate on the Growth and Infrastructure Bill<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>- Updates in the debate of the New Approach to Consultation</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h4></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=5671100a12&e=f9032df4ea"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=347 height=78 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2/images/Subscribe.PNG" alt=Subscribe></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- Free access to all<span style='color:#505050'> </span><span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=ccca1139e1&e=f9032df4ea" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A43F65'>employment law publications</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>- Reduced prices on<span style='color:#505050'> </span><span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=20b52eb0e0&e=f9032df4ea" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A43F65'>employment law conferences and seminars</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span>- Free access to both electronic and hard copy<span style='color:#505050'> </span><span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://ier.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=b3f31560d4&e=f9032df4ea" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A43F65'>resources</span></a><br></span>- <span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/conference-audio-downloads"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Free audio downloads</span></a></span> of conference materials.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#505050'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt'><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>Employment Law Publications</span><o:p></o:p></h4><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Federation Viewpoint" href="http://ier.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bfce15d9bb37b64de42086ad2&id=1ddd4bf90c&e=f9032df4ea" style='position:absolute;margin-left:390.55pt;margin-top:0;width:60.6pt;height:82.4pt;z-index:1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-distance-left:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:0;mso-position-horizontal:right;mso-position-vertical:top;mso-position-vertical-relative:line' o:allowoverlap="f" o:button="t">
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