News Brief 25/04/14
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 25/04/2014 - 10:55
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In the news this weekDear IER subscribers,  We are delighted to announce that our 25th Anniversary Celebration will take place at the Diskus Centre, at Unite the Union Head Office on Tuesday 29th April 2014. There will be a lecture by Institute President, Professor Keith Ewing entitled “What kind of laws should trade unions demand from a Labour Government” starting at 5.15pm followed by a drinks reception from 6.30 pm We’ve gone into more depth on a wide range of stories this week. Click through on the stories below to read more.
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In RMT v United Kingdom: Sympathy Strikes and the European Court of Human Rights24 April 2014 In RMT v United Kingdom the European Court of Human Rights held that the ban on secondary action in the United Kingdom was a justified interference with the right to freedom of association in Article 11 of the ECHR. Does the judgment in RMT v UK ‘represents nothing short of an appeasement by the ECtHR of the UK government’s threats to withdraw from European Convention and its repeated attacks on the ECtHR’? Here the lawyers in the case, John Hendy, QC and Michael Ford, provide a summary of the main findings.
Pensions: it’s the Lamborghini question 24 April 2014 By Neil Duncan-Jordan, National Officer of the National Pensioners ConventionWho would have thought it? Pensions are making the headlines. The Chancellor’s announcement in the recent Budget more or less called time on the flawed annuity market with the idea that future retirees will be able to cash in their pension pots and spend, spend, spend. Read more…
Access to Justice Conference Report 24 April 2014 By Roger JearyFollowing the introduction of far-reaching changes to employment tribunals practice and procedures, this timely IER event provided information and analysis of changes to dispute resolution and access to justice. We launched our new publication Access to Justice in employment disputes: surveying the terrain at this conference – see book here
ET fee claims to be appealed by UNISON4 April 2014  By Shantha David, UNISON Legal ServicesUNISON is applying to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal the High Court’s decision rejecting UNISON’s claim for Judicial Review of the decision to introduce tribunal fees. Read more…
Caste Discrimination Conference Organised by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, Thursday 1st May 2014, 6.00 to 8.00pm
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