<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 2.5em; ">News Brief 31 October</span></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="" style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(242,227,206);margin-bottom:2em"><div class=""><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><table cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><tr><td><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2211" style="color:rgb(149,149,171);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.img_assist_custom.gif" alt="" title="" class="" width="250" height="200" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2211" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">View in your browser</a></b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>By Claudia O’Brian</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><table cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><tr><td valign="top" width="40%"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"> <b style="color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; "><i>The Conservative assault on Human Rights</i></b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Article 4 of the <span class="">ECHR</span>: Prohibition of slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour</h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/article-4-prohibition-slavery-servitude-forced-and-compulsory-labour" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202014-10-31%20at%2015.34.08_3.png" alt="" title="" class="" width="136" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>By Virginia Mantouvalou, Reader in Human Rights and Labour Law and Co-Director of the Institute of Human Rights; <span class="">UCL</span>, Faculty of Laws</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">The first of a series of articles on the Tory assault on the European Convention of Human Rights (<span class="">ECHR</span>), has been released by <span class="">IER</span> this week. Withdrawal from the <span class="">ECHR</span> will have profound and far reaching implications for employment rights, and we will be releasing in depth analysis by specialists in the areas concerned. This week, Virginia Mantouvalou covers <b>Article 4 of the <span class="">ECHR</span>: Prohibition of slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour</b>, which legislates against forced labour and servitude, prohibiting some of the worst forms of labour exploitation.</p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/blog/article-4-prohibition-slavery-servitude-forced-and-compulsory-labour" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Read more…</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><table cellpadding="10" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody style="border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><tr><td valign="top" width="60%"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Class Conference: What Britain Needs</h2><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class=""><a href="http://classonline.org.uk/conference2014" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202014-10-17%20at%2011.08.13_0.png" alt="fd: sdf" title="fd: sdf" class="" width="308" height="170" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">There’s not long left to book tickets for Class national conference <b>this weekend</b>. The conference is set to be the biggest event on the left ahead of the general election, with speakers including Owen Jones, Polly Toynbee, Diane Abbott MP, Salma Yaqoob, and Len McCluskey. The <span class="">IER</span> works extensively with Class, with our joint publication <b>Trade Unions and Economic Inequality</b> (see below) out now.<br></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><a href="http://classonline.org.uk/conference2014" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">You can find out more about the conference, and book tickets here</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">New Publication<br></h2><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/trade%20unions%20and%20economic%20inequality.img_assist_custom.png" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></div></h2><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/trade-unions-and-economic-inequality" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Trade Unions and Economic Inequality</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>By Dr Lydia Hayes and Professor Tonia Novitz</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">What is the point of trade unions? What do they deliver? Are trade unions relevant in 21st century modern society? These and many other questions are answered by the authors of this timely and well presented report. Order your copy<a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/trade-unions-and-economic-inequality" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"> here</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"> </p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">New on the Coalition Timeline</h2><div class=""><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Screen%20Shot%202014-07-25%20at%2011.29.14.img_assist_custom.png" alt="" title="" class="" width="250" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Click here to see the Coalition Timeline</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">
</p><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Equality</h3><ul style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57);margin-left:2em"><li>Tories follow Ukip’s anti-immigrant rhetoric (31/10/2014)</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Health and Safety</h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><ul style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57);margin-left:2em"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em"></p><li><span class="">TUC</span>: Cameron must condemn treatment of workers in Qatar (30/10/2014)</li></ul><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Pay and Benefits</h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><ul style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57);margin-left:2em"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em"></p><li>Tebbit: Make unemployed pull up Ragwort (28/10/2014)</li><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em"></p><li>Cameron slashes welfare cap (28/10/2014)</li><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em"></p></ul><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Gender pay gap continues to widen</h2><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/gender-pay-gap-continues-widen" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="74" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">A report released by the World Economic Forum has revealed that the UK gender gap is widening. Britain has fallen to 26th in the Global Gender Gap Report – its lowest score since 2008. The UK has slipped out of the top 20, falling from 18th place to 26th, behind countries including Rwanda, Nicaragua, and the Philippines. The top 4 positions were filled by Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The latest rating comes in line with a steady decline in the UK’s faring in the Global Gender Gap Report since the first report in 2006, when the UK ranked 9th.</p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/gender-pay-gap-continues-widen" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Read More…</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Probation union Napo to take legal action against privatisation</h2><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/probation-union-napo-takes-legal-action-against-privatisation" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="74" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">Napo is launching a judicial review into the privatisation of probation services in England in Wales. The union says the move will put the safety of staff and the public at risk. The news comes after the government has revealed that two companies, Sodexo and Interserve are to control over half of the probation services. <span class="">TUC</span>general secretary Frances O’Grady said, “We should be very worried that the government has not said that public safety will be a factor when assessing the bids. Even their own advisors have warned about the risk of putting inexperienced private companies in charge of supervising offenders. The government’s decision to ignore advice and press ahead regardless shows a complete determination to privatise public services whatever the cost.”</p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/probation-union-napo-takes-legal-action-against-privatisation" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Read More…</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">
Sports direct forced to make employment terms clear</h2><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/%E2%80%A8sports-direct-forced-make-employment-terms-clear" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/ierlogo-newssection.thumbnail.gif" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="74" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">Sports direct will be forced to advertise the employment terms of its zero-hours contracts, following legal action. A former employee, Zahera Gabriel-Abrahem, took Sports Direct to an employment tribunal over its zero-hours contract (<span class="">ZHC</span>) policy. 20,000 Sports Direct staff are currently employed on the contracts. The case was due to be heard next month, however Sports Direct have chosen to settle out of court. While the company will continue to employ staff on <span class="">ZHC</span>s, it has agreed to re-write all job advertisements and employment contracts to explicitly state that “casual” roles will come with no guaranteed work. The holiday and sick pay terms will also be made clear to employees, many of whom did not previously know their entitlements.</p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/%E2%80%A8sports-direct-forced-make-employment-terms-clear" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Read More…</a></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"> </p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p></td><td valign="top" width="40%"><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/law/distance-learning-llm/distance-learning-llm-employment-law?utm_source=IER&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=Employment%20law%20LLM%20apply&utm_campaign=LAW9" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/UOL_Law_120x35_0.gif" alt="" title="" class="" width="350" height="115" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Help us to celebrate 25 years of the Institute</h2><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/25th%20Anniversary.img_assist_custom.png" width="200" height="133" style="border: 0px;"></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">Donations are coming in daily to mark the 25th Anniversary of the Institute. If you make a donation, don’t forget to send us a supporting statement about why you support the institute. So, whether you’re an individual or a branch, whether it’s £25 or £250 <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.ier.org.uk/about-us/help-us-celebrate-25-years-institute%22" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">join in</a>and you’ll be included in out monthly draw to win a free place at an <span class="">IER</span> event!</p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Publications</h2><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/re-regulating%20zero%20hours%20coontracts%20cover_0.img_assist_custom.png" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></div><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/re-regulating-zero-hours-contracts" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Re-regulating Zero Hours Contracts</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>By Zoe Adams and Simon Deakin</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><span class="">ZHC</span>s are highly profitable for employers, but lead to insecurity of income and low pay for workers. The authors point to rigidities in employment law and the operation of the tax-benefit system as being responsible for the rise in zero hours contracting. Order your copy<a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/re-regulating-zero-hours-contracts" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"> here</a></p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-labour-market-regulation" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Migration%20in%20Hard%20Times.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-migration-hard-times-reforming-labour-market-regulation" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none">Labour migration in hard times: Reforming labour market regulation?</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>Edited by Bernard Ryan</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">A collection of papers by the UK’s leading experts on labour migration on the exploitation of migrant workers and the need for labour law reform.</p><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/tupe-2014" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/TUPE%202014%20cover_0.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" title="" class="" width="100" height="136" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/tupe-2014" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><span class="">TUPE</span> 2014</a></h3><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>By Richard Arthur</b></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"></p><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)">A collection of papers by the UK’s leading experts on labour migration on the exploitation of migrant workers and the need for labour law reform.</p><h2 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.4em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 1em;padding:0px">Forthcoming Events</h2><h3 style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(102,102,127);margin:0.25em 0px 0px;padding:0px">Equality and Discrimination: What Next For Equal Rights? , Unite the Union, London</h3><div class=""><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-rights-1" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"></a></div><div class="" style="float:left;margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 0px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/equality-and-discrimination-what-next-equal-rights-1" style="color:rgb(102,102,127);text-decoration:none"><img src="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Eq%20&%20Disc%20Lond%2019-11-14.img_assist_custom.jpg" width="110" height="134" style="border: 0px;"></a></div><p style="line-height:1.2em;font-size:1.2em;color:rgb(65,56,57)"><b>Wednesday 19 November 2014</b><br>Four years after the introduction of the Equality Act and where are we now? 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