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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to reflect the increase in the fixed award for unlawful inducement, effective from 6 April 2022.
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- Date:
- 8 December 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in 2021. We count down the 10 most important judgments of the year that every employer should know about.
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- Date:
- 28 October 2021
- Type:
- Law reports
In Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others, the Supreme Court restored the tribunal's decision and held that the employer had offered unlawful inducements when it made two pay offers directly to Unite members while the collective bargaining process was still continuing.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on IWUGB v CAC and another, in which the Court of Appeal considered whether Deliveroo riders fell within the scope of art.11 of the ECHR.
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- Type:
- How to
Practical guidance on dealing with time off for trade union representatives, including guidance on the right to time off for trade union members for union activities.
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- Date:
- 13 January 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
We highlight key cases due to be decided this year and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: worker status, holiday pay, the national minimum wage and sleep-in care workers, trade unions and collective bargaining, and equal pay.
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- Date:
- 17 June 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others, the Court of Appeal held that the employer had not made unlawful inducements when it sent letters to employees asking them to agree a pay deal that had been rejected by their trade union.
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- Date:
- 2 May 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others [2018] IRLR 428 EAT, the EAT held that the employer made unlawful inducements when it sent letters to employees asking them to agree a pay deal that had been rejected by their trade union. The employer had sought the "prohibited result" that - for the following year at least - the employees' terms would no longer be determined by collective agreement, even though the employer had no intention of actually derecognising the union.
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- Date:
- 11 January 2018
- Type:
- Law reports
In Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employer offered unlawful inducements when it attempted to bypass collective bargaining with a trade union by making pay offers directly to its members.
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- Date:
- 15 November 2017
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
This article looks at the structure of nationally and locally negotiated conditions of service in local authorities.
