Trade unions and trade union recognition

New and updated

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  Legal timetable

  Reform of trade union laws - phase two

  The Employment Rights Bill includes various provisions to reform industrial relations law.

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  Quick reference

  Employment Rights Bill: key provisions

  Following the publication of the Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024, we summarise its key provisions.

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  Legal timetable

  Reform of trade union laws - phase one

  Updated to reflect the publication of the Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to worker confirming requirement to work during strike action (minimum service levels)

  Updated with the Government's announcement that it plans to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to trade union issuing work notice (minimum service levels)

  Updated with the Government's announcement that it plans to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.

• Date:

  18 July 2024

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  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Bill: Eight things HR needs to know

  During the state opening of Parliament, the Government trailed its Employment Rights Bill, which will make wide-ranging and radical changes to employment law in the coming years. In advance of the publication of the full text of the Employment Rights Bill, what do HR professionals need to know about what is in store for them?

• Date:

  3 July 2024

  Type:

  News

  General election: What the major parties are offering employers

  With the general election taking place on Thursday 4 July, workers will be heading to the polls to have their say on who should form the next government. If you are still undecided on who to vote for, here we round up the major political parties' policies on work-related matters, from skills policy to labour supply.

• Date:

  29 May 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  General election 2024: What might a Labour Government mean for employers?

  With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, senior legal editor Fiona Cuming looks at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.

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  Employment law cases

  Supreme Court rules that trade union detriment law breaches human rights

  In Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer, the Supreme Court held that s.146 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULR(C)A) is incompatible with art.11 as it does not protect workers against detriment for participating in industrial action.

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  Employment law cases

  Deliveroo riders cannot rely on art.11 trade union rights, rules Supreme Court

  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).