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This week, four more trade unions confirmed they would back the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Collective Bargaining, bringing today's total to 14. Our list of backers now includes: Unite, Unison, GMB, NUT, NUJ, UCU, ASLEF, AEP, CWU, PCS, ATL, RMT, POA and BECTU. Found out more about the Manifesto here.

Many thanks to all delegates at our TUPE Update: The New Regulations conference on Wednesday, and for the overwhelmingly positive feedback the Institute and our speakers received, with 91% of attendees saying they would recommend the conference to others.

Some papers are already available to download for free here, while a report on the event by Roger Jeary has been added to the website here.

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Trade union rights

• Tory admonishes charities for 'overreacting' to lobbying bill (23/10/2013)

Blacklisting

Existence of third blacklist confirmed

A former senior executive at ACAS has been implicated in the blacklisting scandal following new evidence sent in a letter to the Scottish Affairs Committee (SAC) by the Information Commissioners' Office (ICO).

Trade Union Rights

Two parliamentary committees criticise poor parliamentary practice in relation to Lobbying Bill

The Coalition's Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill seems unable to garner any support outside of the government itself. Following widespread criticisms from charities, trade unions, the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (PCRC) and the general public, two further panels have weighed in on the serious problems with the legislation and its passage through parliament.

Migrant Workers' Rights

Immigration Bill 'must address exploitation of migrant workers'

Labour has put forward amendments to the Tory-led Immigration Bill shifting the focus from the Coalition's campaign of putting harsh restrictions on immigrants, to addressing employers' exploitation of migrant workers.

Labour Migration in Hard Times

Wednesday 20 November 2013
A one-day conference
Diskus Room, Unite Building, Theobalds Road, London

TUPE

Experts weigh in on new TUPE regulations

Roger Jeary reports back on the advice and analysis of experts at the Institute of Employment Rights' latest TUPE conference.

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Wednesday 06 November 2013
A one-day conference
The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool

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IER Manifesto for Collective Bargaining

Bectu, AEP, POA become latest unions to get behind the manifesto for collective bargaining

The number of unions officially backing the Institute of Employment Rights' Manifesto for Collective Bargaining has grown to 13 following the addition of media and entertainment union BECTU, the Association of Educational Psychologists (AEP) and the Professional Trades union for Prison, Correctional & Secure Psychiatric Workers (POA).

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New publications

Reconstruction after the crisis: a manifesto for collective bargaining

By Professor Keith Ewing and John Hendy QC

This publication presents an evidence-based policy proposal for the state encouragement of collective bargaining, and particularly sectoral bargaining, as a tried-and-tested means of reducing income inequality and stimulating the sustainable recovery of a strong and resilient economy.

Labour Law Highlights 1013

By Rebecca Tuck, Betsan Criddle & Stuart Brittenden

SPECIAL OFFER – 4 for the price of 1! Buy Labour Law Highlights 2013 and get Labour Law Highlights 2012, 2011, and 2010 for free! Already got past copies of Labour Law Highlights? You can still buy this year’s copy on its own for the usual price of £8.