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cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#707070'>Free resources provided by the Institute of Employment Rights</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=170 valign=top style='width:127.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#FDFDFD;border-collapse:collapse'><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:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='border:none;border-bottom:solid #505050 4.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:right'><b><span style='font-size:25.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img width=154 height=114 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CF1777.C1F41660" alt=ierlogo-events.gif></span></b><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-bottom:solid #505050 4.5pt;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><div><h1 style='margin-bottom:.05pt'><span style='font-size:30.0pt;color:#773B6A'>Indirect employees receiving poorer pension coverage </span><o:p></o:p></h1></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><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;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=180 valign=top style='width:135.0pt;background:#FDFDFD;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=177 style='width:132.65pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:406.45pt'><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;border:none;border-right:solid #DDDDDD 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 7.5pt;height:406.45pt'><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><img width=134 height=158 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF1777.C1F41660" alt="Pensions London.jpg"><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Wednesday 12 February 2014 Unite Building, London </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>With <b><span style='background:white'>Bryn Davies, Director, Union Pensions Service,</span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997;background:white'>Craig Berry, University of Sheffield,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A;background:white'>Neil Duncan-Jordan, National Pensions Convention,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997;background:white'>Michael Ford QC, Old Square Chambers,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A;background:white'>Christine Haswell, PCS,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997;background:white'>Glyn Jenkins, UNISON. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/pensions-changes-and-challenges" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A07997'>Book now</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td valign=top style='background:#FDFDFD;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:right;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Book now for <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/pensions-changes-and-challenges" target="_blank"><span style='color:#A07997'>London</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><h2 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>On Monday, 27 January 2014, a group of university cleaners kicked off a three day strike as part of their 'three things' campaign.</span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <u><br></u></span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#A07997'>Authored by Laura Ryder</span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>Dear IER subscribers, </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>This Monday in London, outsourced university cleaners kicked off the latest phase of their "3 Cosas" campaign, which translates to the 'three things' campaign. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><br>The three things that the staff are demanding are sick pay, holidays and pensions. The campaign has already managed to make a difference after a two day strike in November, when they won sick pay for absences of up to six months and 33 days of holiday per year. <span style='background:white'><br><br></span>The mainly Spanish migrant workforce stood at the gates of the the University of London's Senate House from 6am and over 50 university workers were joined by students on the picket lines. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><br>Cleaner Henry Lopez told the Morning Star: "We managed to get some concessions from the company but they are still not the same as direct employees of the university.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.55pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>"So we're still unequal in terms and conditions.</span><span style='color:#773B6A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:13.55pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>"We have the company pensions, which is nothing compared to the university pensions.</span><span style='color:#773B6A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:13.55pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'>"We're all human beings at the end of the day and I believe that we work for the University of London and should be treated the same as their employees."</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><br>Poorer pensions rights for indirect workers is just one of the key issues that will be covered at the IER's next pensions conference, which will be hosted in London on February 12, at the Unite Building. </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#773B6A'><br>We urge you to come along as we will be joined by a vast number of experts on the subject who will provide an insight into the situation. 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