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Look out for a new monthly newsletter keeping you abreast of the latest analysis.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Sarah will also be updating our <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/resources/coalition-timeline">Conservative Timeline</a> for a detailed view of Tory ideology and the actions it drives, as well as working on some exciting larger projects we have planned for this year. These include a new website, new education courses, and new interactive and multimedia materials to provide an easy-to-access and digestible resource for trade unionists.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>I'm sure you will all be hearing from Sarah frequently over the next year. Please do get in contact with anything you wish to promote or with any new ideas you would like to discuss on <a href="mailto:sarah@ier.org.uk">sarah@ier.org.uk</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Our New Year Sale<o:p></o:p></span></h2><h2 style='background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>Following high demand, we have extended our Festiv</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'>e</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'> Publication Sale into the New Year. 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lang=EN style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#413839'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>1: Labour Law Highlights</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>With <b><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/labour-law-highlights-2015"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Labour Law Highlights 2015</span></a></b> now available, don't miss your opportunity to own the complete set by purchasing the last 3 editions of this publication for just £10.</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=210 id="Picture_x0020_19" src="cid:image007.png@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/llh14%20shadow.img_assist_custom.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=206 id="Picture_x0020_18" src="cid:image008.jpg@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Law%20Highlights%202013%20cover%20website.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=205 id="Picture_x0020_17" src="cid:image009.jpg@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Labour%20Law%20Highlights%20Cover_0.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>2: Latest Government attacks</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>With the Government's Trade Union Bill now in the latter stage of parliamentary procedure don't miss your opportunity to buy 2 of the IER's newest publications outlining what exactly is in store for workers and their unions if this Bill is not resisted. Both for just £10!</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=210 id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image011.jpg@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/front%20cover%20large.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=206 id="Picture_x0020_12" src="cid:image014.png@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/cover_1.img_assist_custom.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>3: Promoting Economic Equality</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>‘Britain needs a pay rise’ is now a popular concept. And yet the government continues to talk in terms of cuts in pay, pensions and jobs. Why? Economists around the world now admit that austerity isn’t working for the vast majority of the population. Our economy needs a boost – and not just in the sale of luxury cars to the very rich. Britain needs workers who are well paid and secure in their employment so that they are in a position to pay tax, come off in-work benefits and buy the goods made by other workers. It’s common sense. Three publications from IER set out why trade unions should be at the very heart of such an economic transformation. All yours for just £10!</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=199 id="Picture_x0020_10" src="cid:image015.jpg@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Manifesto%20book%20cover%20shadow.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=199 id="Picture_x0020_9" src="cid:image017.png@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/cover_0.img_assist_custom.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=206 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image019.png@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/trade%20unions%20and%20economic%20inequality.img_assist_custom.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>4: Re-regulating Zero Hour Contracts</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Zero Hour Contracts 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 which forces people to take any job offered as being responsible for the rise in zero hours contracting. Buy your copy at the special reduced price of £5</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=206 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image020.png@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/re-regulating%20zero%20hours%20coontracts%20cover_0.img_assist_custom.png"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>5: TUPE 2014</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=7 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As the author of this timely report notes, ‘The period since 1981 has seen the proliferation of privatisation and contracting out, with a dominant theme being a desire to reduce wages and other workforce-related costs.’ Against this background, TUPE has traditionally provided essential protections for workers. But how effective are those protections now? This publication guides the reader through statutory and judicial changes in some detail, with reference to leading cases both in the UK and in Europe. It considers the implications and likely impact of changes in law and the ability of employers to change terms derived from collective agreements. Get your copy for just £5!</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=210 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image021.jpg@01D137F6.84D06F30" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/TUPE%202014%20cover_0.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td colspan=7 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'>6: Access to Justice</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Access to justice has been seriously undermined in recent years and two IER publications led the way in exposing the damaging nature of those sweeping reforms. Justice Deferred offers a comprehensive guide to the undermining of employment tribunals, while Access to Justice offers expert critique - including John Hendy QC and several other leading experts and academics. Both publications for just £10</span></i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=201 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image023.jpg@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Justice%20Deferred%20Publication%20cover.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/festive-publication-sale"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=150 height=203 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image025.jpg@01D137FA.52B23F20" alt="http://www.ier.org.uk/sites/ier.org.uk/files/images/Access%20to%20Justice%20cover.img_assist_custom.jpg"></span></a><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan=2 style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table></div><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><h2 align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span lang=EN style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To get your Christmas special offer, click on any of the above publications and go through to our special offer website page where you can pay by credit card or PayPal or download an order form to send in to IER, 4<sup>th</sup> Floor, Jack Jones House, 1 Islington, Liverpool L3 8EG<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr style='height:.2pt'><td width=1182 valign=top style='width:709.35pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.2pt'><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:369.9pt'><td width=741 valign=top style='width:444.5pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:369.9pt'><p style='line-height:19.5pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=144 valign=top style='width:86.65pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:369.9pt'><p style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:.25pt'><td width=741 valign=top style='width:444.5pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.25pt'><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=144 valign=top style='width:86.65pt;border:none;border-left:dashed #CCCCCC 1.0pt;background:white;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.25pt'><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:.85pt'><td width=885 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:531.15pt;background:#CCCCCC;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt;height:.85pt'><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="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.gif@01D01913.2879FA60" alt="cid:image003.gif@01D01913.2879FA60"><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>