<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div><blockquote type="cite"><br><div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><table width="600" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#F2E3CE" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td width="56%" class="blue" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-size: 15px;">IER News Brief 22/04/16</td><td width="40%" align="right" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ieruk" class="blue" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-size: 15px;">Follow us on Twitter</a></td><td width="4%" align="right" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="15" cellspacing="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td width="75%" bgcolor="#66667f" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><div class="heading1" style="font-size: 70px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;"><a name="Top of page"></a>news brief</div><div class="heading2" style="font-size: 18px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding-left: 4px; margin: -8px 0px 8px;">Friday 22nd April 2016</div></td><td width="25%" bgcolor="#66667f" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/42bef9e9-0080-4d3d-9334-2e260fdb3b8d.gif"></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="15" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="auto-style2" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;">This week, the IER released the latest publication in its Mythbuster series, this time on <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/access-justice-exposing-myths">Access to Justice</a>.<br><br>Myths abound when it comes to employment rights and the economy, and many of these are used to leverage support for government policies that needlessly penalise workers. <br><br>Last year, we explained how <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/mythology-business">economic myths have perpetuated the neoliberal agenda</a> and now we have produced a step-by-step guide on how inaccurate “factoids” have allowed the government to place barriers between workers and the fair enforcement of their rights.<br><br>Paid subscribers have <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/access-justice-exposing-myths">immediate access to the publication</a> and will soon receive a hard copy in the post.<br><br>Those who have not subscribed to the IER can <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/subscribe">subscribe now</a> for instant access to our entire library and discounts on our conferences; or you can <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/access-justice-exposing-myths">buy the Mythbuster</a> alone for just £6!<br><br>Lastly, you should have received an email today to remind you of next week’s <a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london">Human Rights event</a> in London. Please be aware seats are filling up very quickly so make sure you get your booking in as soon as possible!<br></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); height: 51px;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 50px;"><tbody><tr><td height="15" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr><tr><td height="15" bgcolor="#A43F65" class="auto-style4" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;"> News and comment</td></tr><tr><td height="5" class="auto-style4" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/04b7a3ad-b117-489f-a19c-29751c7030de.jpg" width="99" height="98" alt="Keithe Ewing"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style3" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(164, 63, 101);">Check-off to stay after Lords win</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;">The check-off process of deducting trade union subscriptions from the wages of public sector members will not be scrapped in the Trade Union Bill as first proposed.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span> <br><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/check-stay-after-lords-win" style="font-size: 12px;">> click here to read full story</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/04b7a3ad-b117-489f-a19c-29751c7030de.jpg" width="99" height="98" alt="Keithe Ewing"><img width="99" height="98" alt="EU" apple-inline="yes" id="4F05210F-7EFA-4E5E-BA33-EEC57B6A1718" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:74F67C1E-A841-4981-8322-E6BA5A4E0BBE@Home"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top"><span class="auto-style3" style="color: rgb(164, 63, 101); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px;">Trade Union Bill Report Stage: how the Bill has changed<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br><font color="#777777"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The IER provides a rundown on the amendments that have been passed in the Lords so far in order to soften the punitive Trade Union Bill on behalf of workers.<br></span></font><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/trade-union-bill-report-stage-how-bill-has-changed" style="font-size: 12px;">> click here to read full story</a><br><br><br><b><font color="#a43f65" face="Arial" size="2"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">CETA </span>‘<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">would provide VIP service for investors while leaving workers out in the cold'</span></font></b><br><div style="margin: 0px;"><font color="#777777" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;">The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the European Trade Union Congress (ETUC) have released a joint statement calling for further amendments to be made </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">to the</span><span style="font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> CETA and have </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">announced</span><span style="font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0px;"> they will ask elected officials to reject the agreement if it is not opened for further debate.</span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/news/ceta-%E2%80%98would-provide-vip-service-investors-while-leaving-workers-out-cold%E2%80%99" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">> click here to read full story</a></div><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td height="15" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); height: 51px;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 50px; position: static; z-index: auto;"><tbody><tr><td height="15" class="auto-style8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td height="15" bgcolor="#5bafac" class="auto-style4" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;"> Publications</td></tr><tr><td height="5" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/3a996d1c-1459-4dfb-81b8-8901488dad8a.jpg" width="99" height="142" alt="Kill the Bill"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style5" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(91, 175, 172);">Protect the right to strike: kill the bill: £5</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><b>By John Hendy QC & Professor Keith Ewing</b></span><br>Two leading experts on trade union rights – Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC – publish a short but comprehensive overview of the Trade Union Bill and its implications.</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/protect-right-strike-kill-bill" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more and purchase</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/cee8b19e-c2dc-452d-a284-b14209fbf568.jpg" width="99" height="142" alt="Ballot Thresholds"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style5" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(91, 175, 172);">The Conservative Government’s proposed strike ballot thresholds: The challenge to trade unions: from £6</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><b>By Professor Ralph Darlington and Dr John Dobson</b><br>According to the authors of this timely report, the government is attempting to rush into law ‘the most sweeping and radical tightening of rules on industrial action since the Thatcher era of the 1980’s’. They warn that such proposals could result in ‘the biggest showdown over industrial relations for a generation’ and go on to drill down into one aspect of the government’s proposals – strike ballots.</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/conservative-government%E2%80%99s-proposed-strike-ballot-thresholds-challenge-trade-unions-0" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more and purchase</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/6ac2ddd4-6bd6-4c3f-81ad-06fdb882171c.jpg" width="99" height="141" alt="Keithe Ewing"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style5" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(91, 175, 172);">The mythology of business: from £6<br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><b>By David Whyte</b></span></span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;">The ‘myths’ that this publication takes into consideration are the kind of things that politicians now routinely say without thinking. Yet these 10 myths have very little foundation in reality and are rarely, if ever, accompanied with any concrete evidence to support them.</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/publications/mythology-business" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more and purchase</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); height: 51px;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="height: 50px;"><tbody><tr><td height="15" class="auto-style8" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); text-align: center;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td height="15" bgcolor="#773b6a" class="auto-style4" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px;"> Events</td></tr><tr><td height="5" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/264b58ed-2814-427a-b567-21c7ef7550de.jpg" width="99" height="117" alt="EU Developments"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style6" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 59, 106);">LONDON: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for workers?</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><strong>27 April 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30<br>Unite the Union, London</strong><br>How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2943" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/08b56a2b-412e-49ed-8639-74c20a9f239c.jpg" width="99" height="117" alt="EU Developments"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style6" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 59, 106);">LIVERPOOL: Human Rights vs. Bill of Rights: What's in it for workers?</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><strong>19 May 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30<br>Unite the Union, Liverpool</strong><br>How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/node/2944" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/4c9118e7-85f2-425e-bfc5-907e0e305ef9.jpg" width="99" height="117" alt="EU Developments"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style6" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 59, 106);">LONDON: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><strong>15 June 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30<br>Unite the Union, London</strong><br>How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-london" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more</a></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><img src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/f9f1e90f-26c5-47e7-8129-24f583d604bb.jpg" width="99" height="117" alt="EU Developments"></td><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206); width: 19px;"></td><td width="82%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="auto-style6" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(119, 59, 106);">LIVERPOOL: Public Sector cuts, Privatisation and Employment Rights</span><br><span style="color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px;"><strong>05 July 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30<br>Unite the Union, Liverpool</strong><br>How far has the Government gone towards its promised British Bill of Rights? More importantly, how would such changes impact on the rights of UK citizens at work, in society and in the economy?</span><br><a class="purpleLink" href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/public-sector-cuts-privatisation-and-employment-rights-liverpool" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">> click here to read more</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td height="15" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="64%" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span class="blue" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 127); font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;">To unsubscribe, please contact<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:sarah@ier.org.uk?subject=Unsubscribe">sarah@ier.org.uk</a>.</span><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td height="15" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td align="right" valign="top" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><table width="88%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 9px;">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" class="blueLink" style="font-size: 9px; color: rgb(48, 126, 194); text-decoration: none;">www.ier.org.uk</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td height="20" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(242, 227, 206);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><center><br><br><br><br><br></center></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>