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Collective employee relations

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  • Date:
    8 March 2018
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    EAT ruling on extent of redundancy consultation obligations

    In Keeping Kids Company (in compulsory liquidation) v Smith and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that events occurring after redundancy proposals did not excuse a charity's obligation to consult collectively, but could potentially be relied on to reduce the amount of the protective award.

  • Date:
    23 February 2018
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Pregnant workers can be included in collective redundancies, holds ECJ

    In Guisado v Bankia SA and others, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held that there is nothing in EU law to prevent a pregnant worker from being included in collective redundancies.

  • Date:
    31 December 2017
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Industrial action: Deductions for strike days to be made at rate of one-365th of annual salary

    In Hartley and others v King Edward VI College [2017] IRLR 763 SC, the Supreme Court held that, when deducting pay from employees' wages in respect of their participation in strike action on the relevant days, the appropriate daily rate of deduction was one-365th of the employees' annual salary, rather than one-260th as had been applied by the employer.

  • Date:
    15 November 2017
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Local authority conditions of service

    This article looks at the structure of nationally and locally negotiated conditions of service in local authorities.

  • Date:
    2 August 2017
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Court of Appeal rules on impact of human rights law on collective consultation rights

    The Court of Appeal has held that the legislative provision that excludes park police constables from enjoying collective consultation rights is in breach of their, and their union's, art.11 rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.

  • Date:
    25 May 2017
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Industrial action: correct approach to deducting pay for teachers on strike

    The Supreme Court has held that the pay of teachers must be deducted at a daily rate of 1/365th of their annual salary, rather than 1/260th, for a one-day strike.

  • Date:
    1 May 2017
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Case round-up

    Kirsti Laird is senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys. She rounds up the latest rulings.

  • Date:
    1 February 2017
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Case round-up

    Chris Cook is a partner and Keely Rushmore is a senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.

  • Date:
    7 May 2016
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    University breached information and consultation of employees regulations

    In University of London v Morrissey, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that the University of London breached the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, when it asked two recognised trade unions, whose members constituted around 25% of the workforce, to nominate employee representatives.

  • Date:
    10 February 2016
    Type:
    Employment law cases

    Trade union activities: failure to deal with bullying of union member was detriment

    The Court of Appeal has held that an employer's failure to deal with antagonism towards a trade union member amounted to a detriment because of trade union activities.