Collective bargaining and agreements

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Supreme Court rules that direct pay offers to workers were unlawful

  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.

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with time off for trade union representatives

  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.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Collective bargaining: Employer's direct approach to employees was lawful

  In Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others, the Court of Appeal held that the employer had not made unlawful inducements when it sent letters to employees asking them to agree a pay deal that had been rejected by their trade union.

• Date:

  15 November 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Local authority conditions of service

  This article looks at the structure of nationally and locally negotiated conditions of service in local authorities.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  University breached information and consultation of employees regulations

  In University of London v Morrissey, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that the University of London breached the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, when it asked two recognised trade unions, whose members constituted around 25% of the workforce, to nominate employee representatives.

• Type:

  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:

  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.

• 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:

  FAQs

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