Trade unions and trade union recognition

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, and Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Colin Makin are senior associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  John Bracken and Nancy Goldman-Edwards are trainee solicitors and Chris McAvoy, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  How to

  How to negotiate terms and conditions with a trade union

  Practical guidance on negotiating changes to terms and conditions with a trade union, including the difference between collective bargaining and consultation.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, Linda Quinn and Krishna Santra senior associates and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues and Dominic Speedie associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  UK law prohibiting secondary industrial action is lawful

  The European Court of Human Rights has held that UK laws that prohibit secondary or "sympathy" industrial action do not violate art.11 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers freedom of assembly and association.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Neil Window is a trainee solicitor, Heather Marsh, Carly Mather, Associate and David Rintoul are associate solicitors, and Catherine Barker is managing associate at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Victoria Bell is managing associate and Gerri Hurst, Carly Mather and Andrew Nealey are associates and Eleanor Cittern is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP.

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  FAQs

  Following a TUPE transfer, can the transferee change employees' terms and conditions that were incorporated from a collective agreement prior to the transfer?

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  FAQs

  Following a TUPE transfer, is the transferee bound by changes to a collective agreement that are agreed after the transfer between the union and the transferor?

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  Employment law cases

  TUPE: "Dynamic" contractual clauses derived from collective agreements not enforceable against transferee unable to participate in negotiations

  In Alemo-Herron and others v Parkwood Leisure Ltd Case C-426/11 ECJ, the ECJ held that "dynamic" clauses in contracts of employment that refer to collective agreements negotiated and adopted after the transfer are not enforceable against a transferee that has not been able to participate in the negotiating process.