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style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>This week authored by Laura Ryder<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> <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'>New on the Coalition Timeline</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=67 id="Picture_x0020_177" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF1929.C8663A10" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Unite%20picture%20with%20shadow.thumbnail.jpg"></span></a><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'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Click here to see the Coalition Timeline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Pay and benefits Workers need to be patient on pay, says Cameron (24/01/2014) Employment Minister suggests youth are snobs for not taking jobs that do not exist (23/01/2014)<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'><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:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Pay and Benefits<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:24.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:14.4pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#413839'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Workers need to be patient on pay, says Cameron (24/01/2014)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Tories attempt to "cherry-pick" employment law (18/01/2014)<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'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><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'>January 2014 Sale!<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_178" o:spid="_x0000_s1058" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Xmas%20special.thumbnail.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/january-2014-sale" 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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/bedroom-tax-targets-weak-and-vulnerable"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_180"></a><![endif]><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'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/bedroom-tax-targets-weak-and-vulnerable"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Bedroom tax targets the weak and vulnerable</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'>The bedroom tax has once again caused controversy as five severely disabled tenants challenge the housing benefit cut, arguing that it is an attack against the poor and vulnerable.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/bedroom-tax-targets-weak-and-vulnerable"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><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><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_181" o:spid="_x0000_s1055" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/right-request-flexible-working-delayed" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:249pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-30;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/right-request-flexible-working-delayed"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_181"></a><![endif]><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'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/right-request-flexible-working-delayed"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Right to request flexible working delayed</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'>The Coalition's forays into improving workers' protection are weak at best, and now even a mostly futile new "right" is to be delayed.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/right-request-flexible-working-delayed"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_182" o:spid="_x0000_s1054" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inequality-still-issue-scotland" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:249pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-29;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inequality-still-issue-scotland"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_182"></a><![endif]><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'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inequality-still-issue-scotland"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Inequality still an issue in Scotland</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'>Statistics have been published by Scottish trade unionists preparing for the launch of Scotland’s People’s Assembly (a network of local group fighting against austerity) revealing that Scotland has an unequal income rate.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inequality-still-issue-scotland"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_183" o:spid="_x0000_s1053" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/inequality-growing-global-threat" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:249pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-28;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/bam-hr-head-%E2%80%98never-questioned%E2%80%99-secrecy-surrounding-blacklisters-tca"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_187"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/1938/"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>BAM HR head ‘never questioned’ secrecy surrounding blacklisters TCA</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'>Appearing in front of the Scottish Affairs Committee, which is running an inquiry into blacklisting in the construction industry, former Head of HR at BAM Nuttall Patrick Swift insisted that although he knew his involvement with The Consulting Association (TCA) should be kept secret, he never questioned whether this could be a sign that the organisation was involved in wrongdoing.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/bam-hr-head-%E2%80%98never-questioned%E2%80%99-secrecy-surrounding-blacklisters-tca"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Trade union rights<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'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_188" o:spid="_x0000_s1048" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/university-bosses-attempt-intimidate-striking-staff" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:1.9pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-23;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/university-bosses-attempt-intimidate-striking-staff"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_188"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/university-bosses-attempt-intimidate-striking-staff"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>University bosses attempt to intimidate striking staff</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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>University bosses have been accused of using methods of intimidation against their members of staff in attempt to discourage them from taking strike action.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/university-bosses-attempt-intimidate-striking-staff"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><h3 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><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'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_189" o:spid="_x0000_s1047" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/consultation-be-launched-dangerous-eu-us-deal" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:3.4pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-22;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/consultation-be-launched-dangerous-eu-us-deal"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_189"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/consultation-be-launched-dangerous-eu-us-deal"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Consultation to be launched on dangerous EU-US deal</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'>Following what has been described as "unprecedented public interest" in talks between the EU and US on a potentially dangerous trade deal, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has promised a public consultation will be held.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/consultation-be-launched-dangerous-eu-us-deal"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_190" o:spid="_x0000_s1046" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-release-shrewsbury-24-documents" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:0;margin-top:6.4pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-21;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-release-shrewsbury-24-documents"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_190"></a><![endif]><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'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-release-shrewsbury-24-documents"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>MPS vote overwhelmingly to release Shrewsbury 24 documents</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 vote in the House of Commons led to 120 MPs balloting to see the public release of documents relating to the imprisonment of trade unionists under conspiracy charges in the 1970s. Just three politicians voted to keep the information hidden.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/mps-vote-overwhelmingly-release-shrewsbury-24-documents"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>MPs vote overwhelmingly to release Shrewsbury 24 documents</span></a><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:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Health and safety<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'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_191" o:spid="_x0000_s1045" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Inquiries%20into%20Deaths%20(Scotland)%20Bill%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/scotlands-inquiry-deaths-bill-proposes-progressive-health-and-safety-reform" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:1.9pt;width:112.5pt;height:152.25pt;z-index:-20;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="-288 0 -288 21494 21600 21494 21600 0 -288 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/scotlands-inquiry-deaths-bill-proposes-progressive-health-and-safety-reform"><img border=0 width=150 height=203 src="cid:image008.jpg@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Inquiries%20into%20Deaths%20(Scotland)%20Bill%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_191"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/scotlands-inquiry-deaths-bill-proposes-progressive-health-and-safety-reform"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Scotland's Inquiry into Deaths Bill proposes progressive health and safety reform</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'>Dr David Whyte responds to a public consultation on behalf of the Institute of Employment Rights, broadly in favour of the proposals set out in the Draft Inquiry into Deaths (Scotland) Bill.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/scotlands-inquiry-deaths-bill-proposes-progressive-health-and-safety-reform"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><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><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><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><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'>Pensions<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_192" o:spid="_x0000_s1044" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/pe-saving-later-life-should-be-obligatory" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:0;margin-top:10.15pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-19;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tory-employment-minister-criticised-being-out-touch"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_195"></a><![endif]><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Employment Minister Esther McVey has shocked the nation by accusing youngsters of being snobs when it comes to employment.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tory-employment-minister-criticised-being-out-touch"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Migration<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></h3><h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_196" o:spid="_x0000_s1040" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tory-demands-further-work-restrictions-european-immigrants" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:10.15pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-15;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tory-demands-further-work-restrictions-european-immigrants"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_196"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/tory-demands-further-work-restrictions-european-immigrants"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Tory demands further work restrictions on European immigrants</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></h3><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Nigel Mills, a Tory MP who pressured the government into announcing restrictions on benefits claimed by EU migrants last year, has appealed for the Immigration Bill to be made even tougher.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><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'>Whistleblowing<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h3 align=center style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_197" o:spid="_x0000_s1039" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/gagging-clauses-prevent-whistleblowers-reporting-dangers-patient-care-and-child-safety-committe" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:0;margin-top:4.9pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-14;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="0 0 -290 18851 1450 21207 1740 21207 21165 21207 21455 21207 21745 19636 21745 3142 21455 1964 20005 0 0 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/proposals-further-legal-fee-rises-not-fit-purpose-says-independent-committee"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image004.gif@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_198"></a><![endif]><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/proposals-further-legal-fee-rises-not-fit-purpose-says-independent-committee"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Proposals for further legal fee rises "not fit for purpose", says independent committee</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></h3><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), set up by government to independently assess the cost of regulation to various stakeholders, has described proposals to increase legal fees for civil cases as "not fit for purpose".<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/proposals-further-legal-fee-rises-not-fit-purpose-says-independent-committee"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Read more...</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td width="40%" valign=top style='width:40.0%;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_199" o:spid="_x0000_s1037" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ad%20banner%20narrow.img_assist_custom.jpg" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:126.75pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:150pt;height:99.75pt;z-index:-12;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="-216 0 -216 21438 21600 21438 21600 0 -216 0">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=200 height=133 src="cid:image010.jpg@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ad%20banner%20narrow.img_assist_custom.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_199"><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>Sponsor our news briefs</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Help support our charity and the work we do, as well as advertising your services or products to 5,600 trade unionists, solicitors, academics and others interested in trade union and employment rights. Contact<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:office@ier.org.uk"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>our office</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>for more details.<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:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'>IER Manifesto for Collective Bargaining<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_200" o:spid="_x0000_s1036" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Collective%20Bargaining%20infographic.thumbnail.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-collective-bargaining" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:75pt;height:75pt;z-index:-11;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="-432 0 -432 21168 21600 21168 21600 0 -432 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitions-employment-tribunal-reforms"><img border=0 width=100 height=134 src="cid:image014.jpg@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Justice%20Deferred%20Publication%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_203"></a><![endif]><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'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/justice-deferred-critical-guide-coalitions-employment-tribunal-reforms"><span style='color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>Justice Deferred: a critical guide to the Coalition's employment tribunal reforms</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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>By David Renton and Anna Macey</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><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'>Justice Deferred maps out in a concise, easy to read, accessible style and language, the ideologically driven path being pursued by the Coalition Government. It provides a critical guide to changes in employment tribunal rules and procedures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_204" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Manifesto%20book%20cover%20shadow.thumbnail.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/reconstruction-after-crisis-manifesto-collective-bargaining" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:174pt;margin-top:-147.75pt;width:54.75pt;height:75pt;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:absolute;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text' wrapcoords="-592 0 -592 21168 21896 21168 21896 0 -592 0" o:button="t">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-rights"><img border=0 width=100 height=117 src="cid:image017.jpg@01CF1929.C8663A10" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Equality%20and%20Discrimination%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg" title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_206"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'>Wednesday 22 January 2014</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'><br><i>A one-day conference</i><br>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><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'>Pensions: Changes and challenges<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_207" o:spid="_x0000_s1029" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Pensions%20London.img_assist_custom.jpg" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/pensions-changes-and-challenges" style='position:absolute;left:0;text-align:left;margin-left:164.25pt;margin-top:-1215pt;width:75pt;height:88.5pt;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="-432 0 -432 21234 21600 21234 21600 0 -432 0" o:button="t">
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