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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_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D03571.FDF9D690" 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=865 style='width:648.65pt'><tr style='height:193.65pt'><td width=480 valign=top style='width:360.0pt;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><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Half day-Low price</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:#10253F'>:</span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'> don’t miss out!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=468 height=558 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D0569B.D618BF10"></span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:blue'><br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Wednesday 25<sup>th</sup> March 2015, Liverpool</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Go to <a href="ier%20online%20booking"><span style='color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>website</span></a> to book your place</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'>COSTS</span></b><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#002060'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>£15 IER subscribers and members<br>£25 Trade Unions <br>£50 Commercial </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><br><br></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=385 valign=top style='width:288.65pt;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:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'>Fantastic line-up:</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-family:MillerText-Italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>For anyone interested in the future of collective labour law and workers rights, this is </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>definitely<span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='color:black'>one not to miss!</span><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>2.00 Registration Opens<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>2.25 Opening from Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Carolyn Jones, Director, IER</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>2.30 <b>Labour Law: What do we want?</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Lynn Collins, North West TUC Regional Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> Kevan Nelson, UNISON Regional Secretary <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> Martin John, PCS National Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>3.30 <b>Question Time Panel<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'>Chair: John Hendy QC, IER<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#333F50;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%'> Len McCluskey, UNITE General Secretary <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span 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