Events
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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.
Speakers' papers from
Neoliberalism and Labour law: Challenging the Concepts conference
held on
Wednesday 5th November
Papers from the GMB and Stephanie Blankenburg to come.
Click here to buy a copy of How to Make Corporations Accountable
Part of the North West Events programme
Wednesday 12th November 2008, at the Adephi Hotel, Lime Street, Liverpool
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?
Women at Work: 90 Years Since the Representation of the People Act 1918
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
About the conference
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
Speakers:
Prof Keith Ewing, President, Institute of Employment Rights
Hannah Reed, Senior Employment Rights Officer, TUC
Leading TU speaker (TBC)
Venue:
Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS
Underground: Tottenham Court Road and Russell Square
A Half-day seminar.
- Speakers so far include:
- Linda Millband, Thompsons Solicitors
- Isabelle Schoemann, ETUI
- Ian Draper, Convenor, UK Stress Network
Full details posted here when available
Cost
IER subscribers and members £45.00
Trade unions £60.00
Commercial £120.00
Venue
NUT, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD
Nearest tube and train: Euston and King's Cross
A North West Event
Tuesday 27th January at the Adelphi Hotel, Lime Streeet, Liverpool
Sponsored by UNITE North West Region
As the first new employment act in years comes into force, how far will it go in promoting collective bargaining, removing the burdens from trade unions and extending employment rights at work?
Speakers likely to include Professor Keith Ewing
Cost
IER subscribers and members £75.00
Trade unions £90.00
Commercial £220.00
The cost of the conference does not include lunch.
Venue
A full-day conference.
- Speakers include:
- Georgina Hirsch, Unite
- Prof Keith Ewing
- Paul Statham, Pattinson & Brewer
For the first time in years we will have a new Employment Act. How far will it go in promoting collective bargaining, removing the burdens from trade unions and extending employment rights at work?
Full details will be posted here when available
Cost
IER subscribers and members £75.00
Trade unions £90.00
Commercial £220.00
A North West Event
Tuesday 24th February 2009, the Adelphi Hotel, Lime Street, Liverpool
Sponsored by UNITE North West Region
What are the main changes in the 2006 TUPE regulations. Have they helped or hindered trade unions trying to protect workers’ rights. Have there been any significant developments in case law, following their introduction.
Advice from leading trade union lawyers and trade union case studies.
Speakers: to be confirmed
Cost
IER subscribers and members £75.00
Trade unions £90.00
Commercial £220.00
A half-day seminar. Speakers TBA.
Funded by UNISON’s General Political Fund
Full details will be posted here when available
Cost
IER subscribers and members £45.00
Trade unions £60.00
Commercial £120.00
Venue
Clore Lecture Theatre, Birkbeck College, 25 Torrington Square, London WC1E 7JL
Nearest tube: Russell Square, Goodge Street and Tottenham Court Road
Nearest train: Euston and King's Cross
