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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><b><o:p> </o:p></b></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><b><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></b></p></td><td width=190 valign=top style='width:142.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 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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:16.5pt;color:#A43F65'>New on the Coalition Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline"><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=356 height=165 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image014.jpg@01CDBE8E.746FF460" alt="Coalition Timeline.jpg"></span></b></a><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'>What have we learned from the Coalition Timeline so far? <span style='color:#A33F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1385"><span style='color:#A33F65'>Find out in the IER's latest series of articles</span></a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New article on the IER's series on what the Coalition has taught us so far:<span style='color:#A43F65'> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/national-minimum-wage-allowed-wither-vine"><span style='color:#A43F65'>National Minimum Wage allowed to "wither on the vine"</span></a></span></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:white'> </span></b><b><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></span></b><b><span style='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:16.5pt;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'> <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>News -<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-and-unison-respond-govts-attempt-help-employers-avoid-tupe"><span style='color:#A43F65'>IER and Unison respond to govt's attempts to help employers avoid TUPE</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><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"'>Blog -</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/lessons-learned-frontline"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Lessons learned from the frontline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blog - </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/biggest-assault-workers%E2%80%99-rights-ever"><span style='color:#A43F65'>This is the biggest assault on workers' rights ever</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blog -</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/national-minimum-wage-allowed-wither-vinehttp:/www.ier.org.uk/blog/now-national-minimum-wage-under-attack"><span style='color:#A43F65'>National Minimum Wage allowed to "wither on the vine"</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blog</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/idea-public-sector-%E2%80%98pay-premium%E2%80%99-recent-invention"><span style='color:#A43F65'>The idea of a public sector 'pay premium' is a recent invention</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blog</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/5-ways-public-sector-workers-are-being-exploited"><span style='color:#A43F65'>5 ways public sector workers are being exploited</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blog</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/public-sector-privatisation-leads-increased-exploitation-workers"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Public sector privatisation leads to increased exploitation of workers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>New consultation response<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The IER and Unison have both published their responses to the government's consultation on changing TUPE laws. The consultation closed yesterday and the responses can be found <span style='color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/response-transfer-undertakings-protection-employment-regulations-tupe-2006-consultation-pr"><span style='color:#A43F65'>here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Consultation Calendar updates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>The following updates have been made to the Consultation Calendar:<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'>New consultations<o:p></o:p></span></u></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>1) ACAS Consultation on Draft Code of Practice on the extended right to request flexible working<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>2) Future of apprenticeships in England: Richard review, next steps<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>3) Taxpayer-funded pensions for councillors and other local elected office holders<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'>Responses uploaded<o:p></o:p></span></u></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>Unison responses have been uploaded to the following entries:<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>1) ACAS Consultation on Settlement Agreements Code of Practice<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>2) Consultation on Reforming the Regulatory Framework for Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>Events news</span><span style='color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>The </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/tupe-update-2013-1"><span style='color:#A43F65'>TUPE 2013 update</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'> conference has been postponed from June 6th until October 23rd so that new government announcements may be discussed and debated at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>In Conversation: Frances O'Grady & Sharan Burrow</span><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><!--[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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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/%E2%80%98-conversation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-evening-event"><img border=0 width=211 height=155 src="cid:image011.jpg@01CE379A.054BD470" align=left hspace=12 alt="In Conversation cover.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_5"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Workers around the world are suffering from and struggling against the impact of austerity measures imposed on them by governments, financial bodies and employers. At the same time, the rights of trade unions to represent their members and negotiate collective agreements are under attack around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Two people who understand these problems more than most and who are tasked with protecting workers and promoting an alternative agenda are the general secretaries of the trade union centres in Britain and at the international level.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In this<b><span style='color:#A43F65'> <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/%E2%80%98-conversation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-evening-event"><span style='color:#A43F65'>2013 ‘In Conversation’</span></a></span></b> Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the ITUC, will outline their priorities in this period of austerity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>FREE ENTRY</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal'>To book, email <a href="mailto:office@ier.org.uk">office@ier.org.uk</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h4></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><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 width=180 valign=top style='width:135.0pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=392 style='width:293.75pt'><tr style='height:477.55pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:477.55pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.4pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A43F65'>Justice Deferred: a critical guide to the Coalition's employment tribunal reforms <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h4><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Justice Deferred Publication cover.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitions-employment-tribunal-reforms" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:-115.55pt;width:104.85pt;height:141.5pt;z-index:4;visibility:visible' wrapcoords="-309 0 -309 21295 21631 21295 21631 0 -309 0" o:button="t">
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Unions and branches are advised to buy in bulk to receive a per-book discount.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='color:#A43F65'>Special Offers<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/special-offer-agency-workers"><span style='color:#A43F65'>The Agency Workers Package</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> - two books for </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'>£5</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> on the protection and vulnerability of agency workers in the UK.<o:p></o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h4><h4><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:#A43F65'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/ruined-lives-blacklisting-construction-industry"><span style='color:#A43F65'>Ruined Lives: Blacklisting in the Construction Industry</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>, by Keith Ewing - 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As General Secretary of white collar union TASS/MSF, a predecessor to Unite, and President of the TUC, he was also one of the driving forces behind the founding of the Institute of Employment Rights.<br><br>Following his death in 2009, friends and family established the Ken Gill Memorial Fund, a non-charitable trust, to carry on in some small way his life work.<br><br>With the help of donations and affiliations including from a number of trade unions, these are among the projects supported by the Fund to date:<br><br>* A concert of Cuban musicians held in London in aid of the Music Fund for Cuba in 2010<br>* A public event celebrating the 50th anniversary of British-Cuban friendship in 2011<br>* Beyond the Frame Photo Exhibition, a major exhibition and sale of Cuban art held in London in April 2012<br>* A visit to the UK in September 2012 of Aleida Guevara, an inspirational representative and spokesperson for the Cuban Revolution and its battle against the US Blockade, and for Justice for the Miami Five. Aleida spoke at numerous events across the UK, including at a packed fringe at TUC Congress and a meeting held in Parliament, and gave a number of high profile media interviews<br>* The Morning Star was also supported through advertising<br><br>This year, we expect to support a number of exciting projects centred on international solidarity and union rights.<br><br>The Fund will finish its work in 2017, 90 years after Ken's birth and 100 years after the Russian Revolution.<br><br>I am writing to ask whether you can help us with our work by becoming a 'Friend' of the fund, for £20 a month. 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