Government Reforms: Shaking up strike laws

Proposals to make it harder to take industrial action may be less beneficial for employers than the government expects, suggests Tom Kerr-Williams ‘The reforms grab headlines, but some of the changes may have less impact in practice than the Conservatives might expect – or even a negative impact on employers.’Proposals for what The Guardian newspaper …
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Industrial Relations: No right to strike

Guy Lamb comments on the RMT’s failed challenge to the UK’s strike laws ‘The ECHR’s findings on the general application of the UK’s balloting rules relate to the specific facts of the RMT’s case but nevertheless are welcome news for employers.’Employment law has often been the battlefield on which socio-political issues have been played out …
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