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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1668"><img border=0 width=124 height=85 src="cid:image001.gif@01CE9AA2.890504B0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-blog.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>News Brief 16/08/2013<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1668">View this email in your browser (now mobile ready)</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>We're back!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Some users will have noted the Institute of Employment Rights has been struggling with some technical difficulties recently which temporarily brought down both our website and email. For this reason, today's News Brief is the first in August so far and may not be as comprehensive as our long-term users are accustomed to! Fortunately, our systems and servers are now fixed and we will continue as usual from now on.<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Zero-hours contracts<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>As has been the case for the past few weeks, much of the news has been centred on zero-hours contracts. One of the most shocking revelations has been the true number of workers stuck on these exploitative contracts,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/content/view/full/136176"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>which is closer to one million rather than the 250,000 originally estimated by the Office for National Statistics</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>While the Coalition government continues to bang the same drum, promising that a more "flexible" workforce will revitalise the economy, yet more contradictory statistics have been released. As one would expect with a significant proportion of the workforce seeing wage freezes and cuts, or stuck on precarious contracts,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/aug/11/uk-wages-fall-sharpest-eu"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>real-term wages have plummeted over the last few years</span></a>. In fact, the 5.5% drop in salaries seen by UK workers exceeds even those falls seen in struggling economies like Spain and Greece.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Despite this, the Institute of Directors is fighting a ban on the zero-hours contracts and it has been reported that<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/institute-directors-fights-zero-hours-2129216"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>the organisation uses zero-hours contracts itself</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_s1033" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/keith%20ewing.img_assist_custom.png" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/zero-hours-contracts-some-policy-proposals" style='position:absolute;margin-left:111.7pt;margin-top:4.75pt;width:127.3pt;height:149.65pt;z-index:-8;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords="-255 0 -255 21434 21634 21434 21634 0 -255 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/zero-hours-contracts-some-policy-proposals"><img border=0 width=170 height=200 src="cid:image003.png@01CE9AA2.890504B0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/keith%20ewing.img_assist_custom.png" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Following the revelation that a massive 90% of Sports Direct staff are employed on zero-hours contracts, Law firm Leigh Day is<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/07/08/2013/59589/sports-directs-zero-hours-contracts-face-legal-challenge.htm"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>leading a claim</span></a> against the company brought by members of campaigning group 38 Degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Our favourite press-based comment on the scandal was authored by Seumas Milne, who argued that the rise of zero-hours contracts<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/06/david-cameron-britain-dockers-line-up-back"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>is a symptom of the neo-liberalist agenda that caused the crash five years ago</span></a>. Rather than resurrect this failed system, we should be looking for more progressive alternatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>The Institute of Employment Rights has gone further by offering several policy ideas to turn-around the tide of precarious employment. Author Keith Ewing, the IER's President and Professor of Public Law at Kings College London, recommended moving people to more flexible defined hours contracts and only allowing non-defined hours contracts where the employer has recognised a trade union that can negotiate terms on the workers' behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>His policy suggestions are available as:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/zero-hour-contracts-some-policy-proposals"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>an IER blog on proposed changes to the law to reduce harm caused by zero-hours contracts</span></a></b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>and<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/zero-hours-contracts-some-policy-proposals"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>a briefing on the policy proposals</span></a></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Business Secretary Vince Cable's<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/05/zero-hours-contracts-legislation-cable"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>much weaker recommendation</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>following his department's review into the matter is to tackle the exclusivity of zero-hours contracts so that workers are able to find a secondary job. However, this does little to improve workers' rights. There is no telling whether that second job will also be based on a zero-hours contract, and it has already been revealed that workers turning down work (for instance, because they have already agreed to work elsewhere) are sometimes punished by having their working hours "zeroed-down". In effect, it is a dismissal, but workers are left without a clue whether or not they have been fired and whether they can claim benefits or other support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Health and safety deregulation<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Elsewhere, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://news.bis.gov.uk/Press-Releases/Businesses-to-benefit-from-better-enforcement-of-fire-safety-regulation-69137.aspx"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>has announced changes to fire safety regulation for businesses</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>as part of its Focus on Enforcement programme, which aims to reduce inspections to lessen their so-called "burden on business".<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:17.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>The Lobbying and Trade Union Administration Bill<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/paul_statham.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/they-want-know-where-you-live" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:6.6pt;width:76.15pt;height:64.4pt;z-index:-7;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords="-425 0 -425 21130 21699 21130 21699 0 -425 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/they-want-know-where-you-live"><img border=0 width=102 height=86 src="cid:image005.jpg@01CE9AA2.890504B0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/paul_statham.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>The latest news on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill 2013-14 Bill is that The Political and Constitutional Reform Committee is to hold a number of oral evidence sessions on 29 August. Evidence will be brought by Nigel Stanley, Head of Campaigns and Communications at the Trades Union Congress, alongside a number of other organisations.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/political-and-constitutional-reform-committee/news/oral-ev-2nd-3rd--4th-lobbyig-bill/"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Find out more here</span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.5pt;color:#413839'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Paul Statham of Pattinson and Brewer solicitors has also authored an<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/they-want-know-where-you-live"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>IER Blog analysing new powers given to the Certification Officer (CO) in the Bill</span></a></b>. Although the current CO is well-respected and trade union friendly,there is no telling who could next be installed in this government role. With the proposed new powers, the CO could demand to see the names and addresses of trade union members.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:gray'>Copyright © IER, 2013, All rights reserved.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Our mailing address is:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Institute of Employment Rights<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>4th Floor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Jack Jones House<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>1 Islington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>Liverpool<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'><a href="mailto:office@ier.org.uk">office@ier.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=Default style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;line-height:115%;color:gray'>To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions in the footer. 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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-deferred-half-price"><img border=0 width=75 height=100 src="cid:image008.jpg@01CE9AA2.890504B0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Justice%20Deferred%20Publication%20cover.thumbnail.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Access to Justice consists of essays on workers' current restraints from making claims authored by the UK's leading experts, including John Hendy QC and Emeritus Professor of Industrial Relations Linda Dickens.</span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>When purchasing Access to Justice, readers will also receive Justice Deferred - our most popular publication of 2013 - from just £5. Solicitors David Renton and Anna Macey provide a critical guide to the Coalition's employment tribunal reforms in an easy-to-read analysis of changes that have already been introduced, and those still to come.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/buy-access-justice-and-get-justice-deferred-half-price"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Click here to access the offer for a limited time only</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Forthcoming events<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Our autumn events are our most popular and are already selling out, so make sure you book in early!<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Employment Law Update 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ELU%20London%20cover%20website.thumbnail.jpg" href="http://" style='position:absolute;margin-left:102.55pt;margin-top:-161.2pt;width:63.5pt;height:74.7pt;z-index:-4;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords="-510 0 -510 21253 21430 21253 21430 0 -510 0" o:button="t">
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