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Trade unions and trade union recognition

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  • Date:
    22 October 2025
    Type:
    News

    62% of UK employers expect less stable employee relations

    Nearly two-thirds of employers (62%) believe the UK is entering a new, more unstable period of employee relations, up from 53% in 2022, according to research from the CIPD

  • Date:
    30 July 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - trade unions and workers' rights

    Shantha David, head of legal services at UNISON, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union rights, fire and rehire practices and more.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Northern Ireland: trade unions and industrial action

    Updated to reflect proposed reforms to trade union legislation in Northern Ireland in response to the "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation.

  • Date:
    17 April 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - what's new, what's been dropped?

    In October 2024 the Government launched a major overhaul of employment law in the form of the Employment Rights Bill. A number of important amendments have been introduced since the proposed legislation was first published. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to provide an update and help HR departments prepare for the changes.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Compensation - collective rights

    Updated to reflect an increase in the limits applying to employment tribunal awards, with effect from 6 April 2025. 

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - how HR can get ahead of the changes

    In this webinar, Brightmine legal editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain what the changes are going to be, what employers can do now to begin preparing and the potential timelines for implementation.

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    News

    Consultation: a new framework for industrial relations

    With the new government rolling back key sections of the 1992 and 2016 Trade Union acts, some employers may be nervous about a potential power shift towards employees. But, finds Adam McCulloch, the newly launched consultation on the proposals puts the focus more on modernisation and streamlining processes than on absolute rights.

  • 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, we look 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.

  • Type:
    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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