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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-consult-parental-leave-regulations-draft"><img border=0 width=149 height=110 src="cid:image005.gif@01CF3FA6.39CE0DC0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_6"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-consult-parental-leave-regulations-draft">Government to consult Parental Leave Regulations draft</a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The government has decided to consult the draft, Shared Parental Leave Regulations. This draft will allow parents to share the leave after the birth of a baby in whichever proportions they see fit. <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/government-consult-parental-leave-regulations-draft">Read more…</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_7" o:spid="_x0000_s1032" 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/zero-hour-contracts-%E2%80%93-power-factor" style='position:absolute;margin-left:1.5pt;margin-top:-197.25pt;width:111.75pt;height:82.5pt;z-index:-18;visibility:visible' 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/blog/it%E2%80%99s-time-collective-bargaining-renaissance"><img border=0 width=150 height=180 src="cid:image007.jpg@01CF3FA6.39CE0DC0" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Unite.img_assist_custom.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_9"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/it%E2%80%99s-time-collective-bargaining-renaissance">It's time for a collective bargaining renaissance</a></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John Earls</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Speaking at <a href="http://conferences.legalpd.com/events/7th-annual-ids-tuc-pay-forum/event-summary-a199e56557b5413ca55c716c879c7c07.aspx">last week's annual TUC & IDC Pay Forum,</a> I posed the question: is it time for a collective bargaining renaissance? <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/it%E2%80%99s-time-collective-bargaining-renaissance">Read more…</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><br></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Trade Union Rights<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" o:spid="_x0000_s1035" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Tim%20Wetherell%20UNISON%20JPEG.thumbnail.jpg" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:-.35pt;width:73.5pt;height:110.25pt;z-index:-15;visibility:visible;mso-position-horizontal:left' wrapcoords="-441 0 -441 21453 21600 21453 21600 0 -441 0">
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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/Flyer%20ERRA-Liverpool-11-6-14.pdf"><img border=0 width=100 height=121 src="cid:image014.jpg@01CF3FAE.099DA720" align=left hspace=12 alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ERRA%20Lpool%2011-6-14_1.img_assist_custom.jpg" title="" v:shapes="_x0000_s1049"></a><![endif]><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thursday 26th June 2014</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>A one-day conferenceUnite the Union, London<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>New publication<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_s1048" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Venezuela%20image.img_assist_custom.png" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/bolivarian-venezuela-sustained-progress-workers-rights" style='position:absolute;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-top:-231.75pt;width:75pt;height:102pt;z-index:24;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' o:button="t">
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