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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london"><img border=0 width=235 height=269 src="cid:image003.jpg@01D18E72.E8A098F0" align=left hspace=12 title="" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1"></a><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style2><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london">Read more and book</a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>In 2014 the Conservatives announced they would scrap the Human Rights Act, withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights and introduce a new British Bill of Rights. More recently, Government chatter has focused on upgrading the Supreme Court into a “constitutional court” empowered to overrule EU laws, thereby ‘repatriating ’ rights back to the UK. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>So how much of this has the Government actually implemented? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Currently, European Conventions protect workers in a number of ways. </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Article 4 protects people against slavery and forced labour – a growing concern with the roll out of Universal Credit. Article 8 protects the right to respect for private and family life. Article 10 ensures Freedom of expression without interference by public authorities. Article 11 protects workers’ rights to freedom of assembly and association, protections that trade unions are currently using to argue against the Trade Union Bill. And Article 14 protects against discrimination at work. <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 style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>These basic rights form the basis of any civilised society so how can we ensure that these protections are included in any British Bill of Rights? Speakers at this event will discuss recent developments in the human rights debate and look specifically at some of the protections threatened by Government plans. </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style2><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london">Book now</a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>for this unique opportunity to ask questions of some of the UK's leading lawyers, academics and trade unionists on the future of human rights in the UK. </span></b><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=auto-style7><strong><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'>Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Adam Wagner, rightsinfo; Prof.Keith Ewing, Kings College & IER; Virginia Mantouvalou, UCL Law School; Stuart Brittenden, Old Square Chambers; Catherine Hobby, University of East London Sarah O’Gilvie, Liberty; Paul Draycott, Doughty Street Chambers<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt;height:11.25pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="64%" valign=top style='width:64.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=blue><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'>To unsubscribe, please contact</span></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'> </span></b></span><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>cad@ier.org.uk</span></b></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:11.25pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:11.25pt'></td></tr></table></td><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=right><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="88%" style='width:88.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Produced by:<br>Institute of Employment Rights,<br>4th Floor, Jack Jones House<br>1 Islington<br>Liverpool L3 8EG<br>0151 207 5265<br><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#307EC2;text-decoration:none'>www.ier.org.uk</span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#F2E3CE;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>