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Supreme Court rules that trade union detriment law breaches human rights

trade union activities | industrial action | detriment | human rights

In Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, the Supreme Court held that s.146 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A) is incompatible with art.11 as it does not protect workers against detriment for participating in industrial action.