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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1831"><img border=0 width=100 height=74 src="cid:image001.gif@01CED724.89BC0C00" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>News Brief 01/11/2013<o:p></o:p></span></h1><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1831"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>View in your browser</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;display:none'><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>In the news this week<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Many thanks to those who attended our<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/%E2%80%98-conversation%E2%80%99-%E2%80%93-evening-event-dublin-lockout-learning-lessons-centenary-year"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>'In Conversation': The Dublin Lockout: learning the lessons in the centenary year</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>conference this week at the University of Liverpool. All papers used on the day will soon be uploaded to the website and all users will be alerted to this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>This week has also been a busy one for our<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-collective-bargaining"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Manifesto for Collective Bargaining policy proposals</span></a>, with our trade union<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/who-supports-manifesto"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>supporter count increasing to 15</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>after the addition of the NUJ and TSSA. Many thanks to all who continue to support our policy proposals for a stronger and fairer society. Scroll down to find out more about the Manifesto for Collective Bargaining as well as other news this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;display:none'><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Whistleblowing<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[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/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ier-responds-bis-whistleblowing-consultation" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:223.65pt;margin-top:-186.1pt;width:74.6pt;height:55.7pt;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="-434 0 -434 18614 1303 20941 21716 20941 21716 2327 20413 0 -434 0" o:button="t">
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Having spent three and a half years promising to slash what the Coalition are calling 'red tape' (read health and safety legislation and employment rights), the government's own policies have come back to bite them in their attempt to put even more regulatory restrictions on trade unions.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Access to Justice<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/over-half-workers-awarded-compensation-employment-tribunal-do-not-receive-it-study-shows"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.gif@01CED724.89BC0C00" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif"></span></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/over-half-workers-awarded-compensation-employment-tribunal-do-not-receive-it-study-shows"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Over half of workers awarded compensation at employment tribunal do not receive it, study shows</span></a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>A new government-commissioned study has found that over half of those awarded compensation at an Employment Tribunal (ET) never receive payment in full.<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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Pay and benefits<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/minimum-wage-payment-found-be-important-issue-britons"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=74 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.gif@01CED724.89BC0C00" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif"></span></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/minimum-wage-payment-found-be-important-issue-britons"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Minimum wage payment found to be important issue for Britons</span></a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>A survey has shown that 80% of people would refuse to buy the services or products of a business if they found out the firm was underpaying its staff.<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:10.0pt;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:10.0pt;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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-update-2013-ken-gill-memorial-fund-0">Employment Law Update</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-update-2013-ken-gill-memorial-fund-0"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=85 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CED724.89BC0C00" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ELU%20Liverpool%20cover.thumbnail.jpg"></span></a><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Wednesday 06 November 2013</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><br><i>A one-day conference</i><br>The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> <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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/labour-migration-hard-times"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Labour Migration in Hard Times</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/labour-migration-hard-times"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=85 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CED724.89BC0C00" 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