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1
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The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK

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The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK are the:

  1. Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
  2. Institute of Directors (IoD)
2
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The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK are the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Institute of Directors (IoD), which are often quoted in the media on economic and industrial issues.
However, what do most employer associations relate to?

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Most employer associations relate to specific industries

3
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Many UK employers’ associations belong to what?

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Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies

4
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Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies, so that they can lobby and influence debates and decisions by the institutions of the EU.
Example

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For example, Pearle, as an umbrella organisation to represent the interests of those involved in the performing arts

5
Q

Before 1970, it was common for women in the UK, especially in the private sector, to be what?

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Before 1970, it was common for women in the UK, especially in the private sector, to be paid lower rates of pay than men

6
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Before 1970, it was common for women in the UK, especially in the private sector, to be paid lower rates of pay than men, regardless of their levels of skill.
In 1968, women sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham factory went on strike demanding what?

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In 1968, women sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham factory went on strike demanding equal pay

7
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In 1968, women sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham factory went on strike demanding equal pay.
This led to what?

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This led to:

  1. A number of other equal pay strikes
  2. The start of a national campaign led by the trade unions
8
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In 1968, women sewing machinists at Ford’s Dagenham factory went on strike demanding equal pay.
This led to a number of other equal pay strikes and the start of a national campaign led by the trade unions.
What happened, in May, 1969?

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In May, 1969, a massive equal pay demonstration took place

9
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What did the Equal Pay Act of 1970 do?

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The Equal Pay Act of 1970 permitted equal pay claims to be made by women in the:
1. Public
2. Private
sector

10
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The Engineering Employers Federation

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The Engineering Employers Federation is a national body that is the largest sector employers’ association in the UK

11
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The Engineering Employers Federation is a national body that is the largest sector employers’ association in the UK.
What does it have throughout the country?

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The Engineering Employers Federation has regional offices throughout the country

12
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The Engineering Employers Federation is a national body that is the largest sector employers’ association in the UK.
It has regional offices throughout the country.
When was the Engineering Employers Federation set up?

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The Engineering Employers Federation was set up in 1896

13
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Employers’ associations

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Employers' associations are:
1. An industry
Or,
2. Regionally based
bodies that seek to represent the interests of groups of employers
14
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The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK are the Confederation of British Industry (CBI and the Institute of Directors (IoD), which are often quoted in the media on what?

A

The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK are the Confederation of British Industry (CBI and the Institute of Directors (IoD), which are often quoted in the media on:
1. Economic
2. Industrial
issues

15
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The 2 employer’s associations best known to the public in the UK are the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and the Institute of Directors (IoD), which are often quoted in the media on economic and industrial issues.
However, most employer associations relate to specific industries, or are what?

A

Most employer associations:
1. Relate to specific industries
Or,
2. Are regionally based

16
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Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies, so that they can do what?

A

Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies, so that they can:
1. Lobby
2. Influence
debates and decisions by the institutions of the EU

17
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Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies, so that they can lobby and influence debates and decisions by the institutions of the EU.
For example, Pearle, as an umbrella organisation to represent the interests of those involved in the performing arts.
Pearle is a what body?

A

Pearle is a transnational body

18
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Many UK employers’ associations belong to EU-wide bodies, so that they can lobby and influence debates and decisions by the institutions of the EU.
For example, Pearle, as an umbrella organisation to represent the interests of those involved in the performing arts.
Pearle is a transnational body that was founded when?

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Pearle is a transnational body that was founded in 1991

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Before 1970, it was common for women in the UK, especially in the private sector, to be paid lower rates of pay than men, regardless of their what?

A

Before 1970, it was common for women in the UK, especially in the private sector, to be paid lower rates of pay than men, regardless of their levels of skill

20
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The Equal Pay Act of 1970 permitted equal pay claims to be made by women in the public and private sector, if their work was deemed what?

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The Equal Pay Act of 1970 permitted equal pay claims to be made by women in the public and private sector, if their work was deemed:
1. The same as
Or,
2. Broadly similar to
,the work of their male equivalents

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