Against the Backdrop of recent hostile decisions in the European Court of Justice\, what national and international steps can unions take to promote fair rights and free unions?
Join us for our annual Fringe Meeting at TUC Congress in Brighton
5\:30PM or end of afternoon session
Meeting Room 1 Hall B West\, Brighton Centre
Chaired by John Hendy\, QC\, Chair\, IER
Join us for our 2nd fringe meeting at TUC Congress.
1PM or end of morning session
MEETING ROOM 4 3rd Floor Room 3
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND\, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL
You can still register for our North West Employment Law Update conference
Booking details here
Wednesday 15th October 2008
9.30am – 4.15pm
at Scope
6 Market Road\, London N7 9PW Nearest tube\: Caledonian Rd
Our annual conference
organised by The Institute of Employment Rights
in association with the TUC and Old Square Chambers
One of a new series of events in the North West
Wednesday 22nd October 2008
Adelphi Hotel\,Liverpool
Sponsored by Unite North West Region and Thompsons Solicitors
While we have travelled a long way in terms of equalities legislation in recent years\, the complexity of discrimination legislation still makes it very difficult to tackle the deep-set issues of inequality in the workplace.
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Wednesday 5th November
9\:15- 4\:00pm
At the NUT\, Hamilton House\, Mabledon Place\, London WC1H 9BD
About the conference
What has neo-liberalism ever done for us? That’s a question increasingly being asked by more and more workers and their unions.
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Sponsored by UNITE North West Region\, Thompsons Solicitors\, Fire Brigades Union\, National Union of Teachers
With the local elections over and a general election looming within two years\, trade unions and their members are looking to the future. What do we want and expect from a Labour government looking for a fourth term in office? What is required to make UK laws compliant with our international obligations?
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a conference
Wednesday 3rd December 2008
10.00am – 4.00pm
at the NUT Hamilton House\,
Mabledon Place\, London WC1H 9BD
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
Open Meeting on Viking Laval Ruffert Luxemburg
“\;The Greatest Attack on Workers’\; Rights since the Thatcher anti-union laws of the 1980s”\;
6pm\, Wednesday 10th December\, 2008
Prof Keith Ewing\, President\, Institute of Employment Rights
Hannah Reed\, Senior Employment Rights Officer\, TUC
Leading TU speaker (TBC)
Congress House\, Great Russell Street\, London WC1B 3LS
Underground\: Tottenham Court Road and Russell Square
Stress\: Still a Workplace Killer
a seminar
Wednesday 14th January 2009
1\:30pm – 4\:00pm
at the NUT
Hamilton House\,
Mabledon Place\, London WC1H 9BD
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
Ian Draper\, UK Stress Network
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Tuesday 24th February 2009\, the Adelphi Hotel\, Lime Street\, Liverpool
Sponsored by UNITE the Union (Region 6) and Thompsons Solicitors
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations\, known as TUPE\, govern how workers are treated following the transfer of a business or a change in service provision. The original aim of the Regulations was to strengthen the rights of workers involved in transfers\, providing them with continuity of employment and the same terms and conditions as they had prior to the transfer.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260509T175428Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090304T133000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090304T160000Z UID:https://archive.ier.org.uk/events/10-years-national-minimum-wage URL;VALUE=URI:https://archive.ier.org.uk/events/10-years-national-minimum-wage SUMMARY:10 Years of the National Minimum Wage DESCRIPTION:A half-day seminar.
A Seminar
Wednesday 4th March 2009
1\:30pm – 4\:00pm
at the Clore Lecture Theatre\,
Birkbeck College\, 25 Torrington Square\,
London WC1E 7JL
map here
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
funded by
Unison’s General Political Fund
Adelphi Hotel\, Liverpool
map here
In this conference\, delegates will be able to examine some of the most commonly experienced and workplace scenarios including redundancy\, pensions and grievance procedures.
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Tuesday 21st April 2009
Perth Studio Theatre
Refreshments provided thanks to UNITE the Union
a Conference
Wednesday 29th April 2009
9\:30am – 4\:00pm
at the Clore Lecture Theatre\,
Birkbeck College\, 25 Torrington Square\,
London WC1E 7JL
map here
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
The new Employment Act gained Royal Assent early in November 2008 and marks the largest piece of employment legislation in over 5 years.
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The Employment Act 2008\: A Critical Overview
A North West Conference
Tuesday 12th May 2009
9.45 –\; 4.00pm
at the Adelphi Hotel\, Lime Street\, Liverpool
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
sponsored by
Thompsons Solicitors
UNITE the Union (NW Region)
The new Employment Act gained Royal Assent early in November 2008 and marks the largest piece of employment legislation in over 5 years.
While the new Employment Act offered a golden opportunity to raise standards of both individual and collective rights at work\, labour movement expectations were dashed when several amendments calling for mild favourable changes to the Bill were derailed by the government.
So\, will the provisions of the Act take us nearer to fulfilling the 1997 promise of delivering fairness at work? Will the current framework of employment rights help unions meet the challenges facing workers in the hostile economic environment of 2009?
This conference will focus on three main areas of the Act\: trade union autonomy\, dispute resolution and enforcement of employment rights.
1. Trade union autonomy (Section 19)\:
In 2007\, in the case of Aslef v UK\, the European Court of Human Rights found that UK laws preventing unions from expelling members of the BNP were in breach of Article 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights and needed amendment. The Employment Act made changes to the law – but do those changes clarify or confuse the situation?
2. Dispute resolution &\; tribunal procedures (Sections 1 to 7)\:
the Act terminates the 3 step grievance and disciplinary procedures introduced in 2004. How does the erosion of the 3 step process impact on workers’ rights to pursue claims to tribunal? What effects might there be on compensation entitlements? What process will replace the 3 steps?
Within these sections there are 3 areas of concern\: agency workers\, the national minimum wage\, and redundancy payments. All these areas are likely to feel the pressure of economic recession especially where employers are looking to cut costs.
Come to our one-day conference and hear academics\, lawyers and trade unionists explain and critique the new Employment Act.
Prof Keith Ewing\, King’s College London
John Usher\, United Campaign
Steve Cottingham\, O H Parsons
Paul Sellers\, Policy Officer\, TUC
The conference will be of great interest to trade unionists\, employment lawyers\, academics and students.
To reserve your place\, complete the form below and send your cheque\, made payable to IER\, to Institute of Employment Rights\, The People’s Centre\, 50-54 Mount Pleasant\, Liverpool L3 5SD. Fax 0151 702 6935.
This conference counts for credit hours under the Law Society’s Continuing Development Scheme and the General Council of the Bar’s New Practitioners’ Programme and Established Practitioners’ Programme.
Details of nearby hotels are available from the office. Name changes are accepted up
until the time of the event. Delegates who advise IER of their cancellation more than
15 working days in advance will receive a credit note with 10% deduction for administration.
Train\: Lime St Station (British Rail) and Central Station (Merseyrail) are a five minute walk away. Bus\: 500 from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to City Centre
IER subscribers and members £75.00
Trade unions £90.00
Commercial £220.00
The cost of the conference does not include lunch.
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There will be morning and afternoon plenary sessions\, including questions and answers and debate. We also aim to have a number of workshops\, covering themes as diverse as the crisis in manufacturing\, trade unions and their response to the crisis\, housing\, health\, the environment\, peace\, the Charter for Women and welfare reform\, all to be hosted by guest organisations.
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a seminar
Wednesday 8th July 2009
1\:30pm – 4\:15pm
NUT Hamilton House\, Mabledon Place\, London WC1H 9BD
map here
organised by
The Institute of Employment Rights
Current redundancy law means that UK workers are among the cheapest to sack in Europe. At the BMW plant in Cowley\, the management sacked four shifts\, 850 temporary staff at an hour’s notice\, with no redundancy pay. How could it get
to this?