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- Date:
- 21 September 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Nick Chronias, partner in DAC Beachcroft's employment and pensions group discusses the steps employers can take to avoid industrial action and what obligations employers have once a ballot for industrial action has been successful among employees who are members of a trade union.
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- Date:
- 20 September 2022
- Type:
- News
Eleven trade unions and the TUC have launched a judicial review of new regulations that allow organisations to use agency workers during strikes.
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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:
- Employment law cases
In INEOS Infrastructure Grangemouth Ltd v Jones and others, the EAT held that the employer had offered an unlawful inducement when it imposed a pay award in circumstances where collective bargaining pay negotiations had not been exhausted.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated with links to the latest Codes of practice and guidance from official bodies, including on right to work checks.
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- 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.
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- Date:
- 8 December 2021
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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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- Type:
- Employment law cases
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:
- 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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- Type:
- Training
A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to collective redundancies.