Updated to include information on IWUGB v CAC and another, in which the Supreme Court considered whether Deliveroo riders fell within art.11 of the ECHR.
In Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another, the Supreme Court held that Deliveroo riders are not in an employment relationship and fall outside the scope of the trade union rights under art.11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Updated to include official statistics from the ONS for August 2023 on days lost to labour disputes and the number of stoppages. The next ONS release date is 12 December 2023.
The draft Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 provide for changes to the rules in relation to the check off process in the public sector.
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