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As Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=a041bdab1d&e=71131c031b">said last week</a>: "I don’t set the minimum wage", before going on to blame the government for his company's meagre salaries and famously exploitative contracts. This is exactly the attitude to workers' rights our proposals seek to bring to an end.<br><br>Many thanks to every one of our <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=86e82e1388&e=71131c031b">supporters</a> and <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=c658655780&e=71131c031b">sponsors</a> who have helped us take the Manifesto to Westminster. Thousands have bought our books and given donations, helping us to raise awareness of our policies at a time when pulling together is the best way to strengthen our collective voice come the next general election.<br><br>But there is still a lot of work to do to get the word out there about our progressive alternative to neoliberalism and we still need your help. If you have not yet made a <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=9938202c1f&e=71131c031b">donation to our project development fund</a> or <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=a7bda76c14&e=71131c031b">bought your copy of the Manifesto</a>, please consider doing so today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style7><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Signed copies of Blacklisted<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0><tr><td width="20%" valign=top style='width:20.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=200 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/ae87d0f9-7bee-4a86-bb9a-463171ba3301.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="80%" valign=top style='width:80.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Elsewhere, we are looking forward to running our next Health and Safety Updates on <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=bc75821569&e=71131c031b">October 04 in Liverpool</a> and <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7680f5974f&e=71131c031b">October 18 in London</a>. We're excited to announce that Dave Smith of the Blacklist Support Group will be signing copies of his book <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=7562792e4e&e=71131c031b">Blacklisted</a> at our London event. There is still time to book on to the conference either in <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=dc6177283c&e=71131c031b">Liverpool</a> or in <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=ef1698a8d2&e=71131c031b">London</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=auto-style2><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subscribers receive all of our publications free and discount rates on our conferences. <a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=4576dd3d85&e=71131c031b"><span class=auto-style131>Subscribe now</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><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:30.6pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:30.6pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:9.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='background:#A43F65;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> News and comment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/c9de063b-cd73-4fc5-8d13-fb67b7e3e040.png" alt="Low Pay"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Only three employers prosecuted for paying less than minimum wage</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>Only three of 700 employers identified as underpaying their workers have been prosecuted in the past two and half years.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=187b4626f9&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/95a3f90d-83e6-4ce0-b186-b01b05cc2f77.png" alt=Manifesto><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Manifesto for Labour Law 'inspirational to European trade unionists'</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>The IER's Manifesto for Labour Law was partly borne out of international comparison with Europe's strongest economies, where collective bargaining has served to create more equal and more resilient economies than in the UK.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=fe57a3842a&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/059d9955-6964-45d5-b62c-101ce892f303.jpg" alt="Manuel Cortes"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TSSA "extremely proud" to back IER's Manifesto for Labour Law</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>General Secretary of the TSSA Manuel Cortes has announced the union's official support for the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law- 25 policy recommendations that have become the blueprint for Labour Party policy on employment law.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=e3694c92e2&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/95a3f90d-83e6-4ce0-b186-b01b05cc2f77.png" alt=Manifesto><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Ian Lavery: Together we can change the world of work</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>Ian Lavery, Shadow Minister for Trade Unions, has called on the Labour Party and trade union movement to unite against the Trade Union Act and to form policies that revolutionise the world of work.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=ae8ca58119&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/95a3f90d-83e6-4ce0-b186-b01b05cc2f77.png" alt=Manifesto><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John McDonnell: We're looking into practicalities of implementing IER Manifesto</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was a surprise guest speaker at our lunchtime fringe event at the Labour Party Conference today, and he took to the platform to tell the packed room that Labour has moved on from supporting the Manifesto to considering the details of its implementation.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=ad882ec2f6&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read full story</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=98 id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/95a3f90d-83e6-4ce0-b186-b01b05cc2f77.png" alt=Manifesto><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style31><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John McDonnell: Labour "will look to implement the recommendations of the Institute of Employment Rights"</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>This morning, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the Labour Party Conference that a Labour government would look to implement the IER's Manifesto for Labour Law.</span><span 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> Publications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr style='height:58.8pt'><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/fb25d1db-2c1e-4d50-8d47-17dc166f146f.jpeg" alt="EU Developments"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:58.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Access to Justice: Exposing the myths: £6</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>By Andrew Moretta</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>In the second of IER’s series of Mythbusters, Andrew Moretta considers the many myths surrounding access to justice, including the narrative surrounding the “red tape” and “burdens on business” ideology, which he believes paved the way for systematic attacks on the tribunal system.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=14f7e5e57c&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/3a996d1c-1459-4dfb-81b8-8901488dad8a.jpg" alt="Kill the Bill"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Protect the right to strike: kill the bill: £5</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>By John Hendy QC & Professor Keith Ewing</span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=acd50cf634&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=142 id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/cee8b19e-c2dc-452d-a284-b14209fbf568.jpg" alt="Ballot Thresholds"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Conservative Government’s proposed strike ballot thresholds: The challenge to trade unions: from £6</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>By Professor Ralph Darlington and Dr John Dobson</span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=647c897b6f&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=141 id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/6ac2ddd4-6bd6-4c3f-81ad-06fdb882171c.jpg" alt="Keithe Ewing"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The mythology of business: from £6</span></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5BAFAC'><br></span></b><span class=auto-style51><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>By David Whyte</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>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><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=253c7e1b2b&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and purchase</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><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:30.6pt'><td colspan=3 style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:30.6pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:9.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div></td></tr><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td style='background:#773B6A;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:9.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'> Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:3.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:3.0pt'></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=117 id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/bf7bc975-9b7d-423f-90f2-32b140efb056.png" alt="EU Developments"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style61><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LIVERPOOL: Health and Safety Update 2016</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>04 October 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unite the Union, Liverpool</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br>An update on problematic developments in health and safety legislation and what can be done to reverse their harmful effects. Topics include HSE's new strategy, the reduction in inspections, worker experiences of pursuing compensation, comparisons with other European countries and developments in the construction industry on worker engagement and mental health. . </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=0d065adf58&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and book your place</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=117 id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/370dcc94-63f0-4712-9842-455298351ed9.png" alt="EU Developments"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style61><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LONDON: Health and Safety Update 2016</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>18 October 2016 - 09:30 - 15:30</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unite the Union, London</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br>An update on problematic developments in health and safety legislation and what can be done to reverse their harmful effects. Topics include HSE's new strategy, the reduction in inspections, worker experiences of pursuing compensation, comparisons with other European countries and developments in the construction industry on worker engagement and mental health. . </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br><a href="http://ier.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3&id=9e4338ce19&e=71131c031b"><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#66667F;text-decoration:none'>> click here to read more and book your place</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="14%" valign=top style='width:14.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><img border=0 width=99 height=117 id="_x0000_i1041" src="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/f121e48a8bb6d3101590c12d3/images/8ef4ad46-3f93-4621-8f5e-8601d94a97cc.jpg" alt="ELU London"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width="4%" style='width:4.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width="82%" valign=top style='width:82.0%;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><span class=auto-style61><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>LONDON: Employment Law Update 2016</span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#F2E3CE'><br></span><strong><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'>09 November 2016 - 09:30 - 15:15</span></strong><b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Unite the Union, London</span></strong></span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#777777'><br>Our annual Employment Law Update brings together legal and academic experts with a representative from the TUC. 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