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7.5pt;height:32.7pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="http://ier.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ba9eaa8efed32fc791ea26581&id=a99fe502e4&e=d05416d128"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=864 height=138 id="_x0000_i1041" src="cid:image001.png@01D01913.2879FA60" alt="Institute of Employment Rights"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=893 style='width:669.65pt'><tr style='height:193.65pt'><td width=422 valign=top style='width:316.3pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:193.65pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><i><span style='font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif'>New speakers confirmed:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Dave Prentis, Victoria Phillips and Jane Carolan join the discussion.</span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:22.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-after-election-what-kind-laws-do-we-want-london"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Submit your questions and booking forms now</span></a><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-after-election-what-kind-laws-do-we-want-london"><span style='color:blue;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=371 height=432 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image002.png@01D01913.2879FA60" alt="flyer cover with shadow.png"></span></a><span style='color:blue'><br></span></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Wednesday 11<sup>th</sup> February 2015, London</span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Go to</span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> our <span style='color:navy'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/employment-law-after-election-what-kind-laws-do-we-want-london">website</a> </span><span style='color:black'>or </span>use the attached booking form<span style='color:black'><br><br><b>COSTS</b> <br>£25 IER subscribers and members<br>£50 Trade Unions <br>£100 Commercial </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:black'><br>PLEASE NOTE: the cost of the conference does not include lunch</span><span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span>Places are limited, with some reserved for the press, so please book early to secure your place.</span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=471 valign=top style='width:353.35pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:193.65pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Submit your questions beforehand by emailing them to: <a href="beth@ier.org.uk"><span style='color:#7030A0;font-weight:normal'>beth@ier.org.uk</span></a></span></strong><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Or tweet your comments using the hashtag</span></strong></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>:</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'> #ierwhatwewant</span></strong><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'><br></span></b><strong><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>You don’t have to attend to submit a question or comment</span></i><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>At this conference, <b>you</b> will have an opportunity to put your questions and ideas to key influencers and decision makers in our ‘Question Time’ style session in the morning. In the afternoon, you can hear trade union general secretaries give their views on the kind of laws trade unions want to see under the next government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From the questions submitted so far topics that will be put to the panels include: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Inequality Issues for Zero Hour Contract Workers</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Reinforcing the Rights of Union Reps</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Employment Appeal Tribunal fees</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>The conference will be <b>a key event in the run up to the general election</b> for trade unionists, academics, lawyers and anyone with an interest in workers’ rights and trade union freedoms. This is an opportunity to set out what we want from an incoming government. <span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060'>Panels include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>Leaders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Natalie Bennett, Green Party<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Christine Blower, NUT General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jane Carolan, Chair of UNISON NEC Policy Committee</span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jon Cruddas MP, Chair, Labour Party’s National Policy Forum<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Billy Hayes, CWU General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Len McCluskey, Unite General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Frances O’Grady, TUC General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary</span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>IER Experts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Simon Deakin, IER member and author<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Keith Ewing, IER President<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>John Hendy, IER Chair<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Aileen McColgan, IER Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Sonia McKay, IER Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Victoria Philips, Thompsons Solicitors<br><br></span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:.25pt'><td width=893 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:669.65pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.25pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:101.6pt'><td width=429 valign=top style='width:321.85pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:101.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As we rapidly approach the next general election, Britain’s working population and, in particular, its 6½ million trade unionists need to know how their economic wellbeing is going to improve under a new government. It has been said that the next general election will be won or lost on the issue of employment rights. Whether it’s the growth in zero hour contracts, the attacks on pension provision, the undermining of collective bargaining, the limitations on trade union action, the exploitation of agency workers, the restrictions on access to justice or the ease with which employers can impose redundancies – workers and their families can see the injustices in the system and want change. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The IER is at the forefront of highlighting the devastating impact of the current Government’s labour law policies. Our publications have covered issues ranging from the undermining of TUPE protections, attacks on facility time for trade union representatives and the weakening of health and safety protections for all workers. But along with highlighting the damaging policy decisions of the Government, we also need to offer policy proposals – and this conference aims to do just that.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=470 valign=top style='width:352.35pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:101.6pt'><p style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This year, </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>IER celebrated its 25th anniversary and the theme of our anniversary year was “What kind of laws should trade unions demand from an incoming government.” That theme ran consistently throughout IER’s 2014 events, during which we fine-tuned our policy proposals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This one day conference will conclude that process, bringing together a platform of labour leaders, policy makers and legal experts to discuss the way forward for the labour movement. At the conference, you will have an opportunity to put your questions and ideas to key influencers and decision makers in our ‘Question Time’ style session in the morning. In the afternoon, you can hear trade union general secretaries give their views on the kind of laws trade unions want to see under the next government. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:150%;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>The conference will be a key event in the run-up to the general election for trade unionists, academics, lawyers and anyone with an interest in workers’ rights and trade union freedoms. This is an opportunity to set out what we expect from an incoming government and change the narrative around the world of work.</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.3pt'><td width=429 valign=top style='width:321.85pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.3pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:3.0pt;background:white'><b><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#CA232A'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p></td><td width=470 valign=top style='width:352.35pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.3pt'><h2 style='background:white'><i><span lang=EN style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></h2></td></tr><tr style='height:1.0pt'><td width=899 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:674.25pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:1.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image003.gif@01D01913.2879FA60"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Checked by AVG - <a href="http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</a><br>Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.12/2235 <span style='color:#1F497D'>–</span> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#003768'><br><b><i>Confidentiality:-</i></b><i> This email, its contents and any attachments are intended only for the above named. 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