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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect the launch of a Government consultation on implementing minimum service levels for education services during strike action.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
Updated to reflect that the Supreme Court delivered its judgment in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another on 21 November 2023.
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- Type:
- Economic data
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.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 9 January 2023
- Type:
- News
The Government has confirmed that it will legislate for six broad parts of the public sector to have to provide a minimum level of service in the event of industrial action.
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- Date:
- 5 October 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In the current political climate, it seems foolish to make predictions about the Government's future policy in relation to employment law. But amidst widespread speculation about a "bonfire of rights", it is worth looking at what the Government has so far said and done that might indicate the direction of travel, according to consultant editor Darren Newman.
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- Date:
- 26 July 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Consultant editor Darren Newman argues that more restrictive trade union laws, such as the lifting of the ban on using agency workers during industrial action and an increase in the level of damages that can be awarded against unions for unlawful industrial action, are not the answer to tackling the current wave of industrial unrest.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated with the final version of the Regulations and the implementation date of 21 July 2022.
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- Date:
- 25 March 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Mercer v Alternative Future Group Ltd and another, the Court of Appeal held that legislation that provides protection against detriment for trade union activities cannot be interpreted to cover detriment for participation in industrial action.
