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Workers who have taken industrial action are covered by protection against blacklisting
Posted: 23/01/2025
A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal (CA) has confirmed that workers who have participated in official industrial action are covered by the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010. Under the regulations, it is unlawful to compile or use a list of persons who have taken part in ‘activities of trade unions’ with a view to using such......>>
Steps to correct terms of a collective agreement
Posted: 25/11/2024
In National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers and another v Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus, the Supreme Court considered what legal remedies exist where the written record of a collective agreement, by mistake, does not accurately reflect what the employer and the union representatives agreed. The case......>>
Tesco Stores Limited v USDAW and others – Supreme Court restores injunction preventing removal of pay allowance
Posted: 17/09/2024
A long-running dispute between major supermarket chain Tesco and a trade union has ended in a Supreme Court decision in favour of the union (and workers). The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) is a name familiar to those in the retail sector. The union was recognised by Tesco for the purposes of collective bargaining......>>
Employers will need to upskill if Labour’s proposed employment law changes come to pass
Posted: 02/07/2024
If Labour is elected, the party would revoke several anti trade union laws. First, the Trade Union Act 2016, which introduced restrictions on industrial action such as imposing longer notice periods and higher ballot thresholds. Second, the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act 2023, which requires workers in key sectors to provide minimum levels......>>
Union unable to enforce check-off arrangements directly against employer
Posted: 25/05/2023
The Court of Appeal has this week given its decision in the case of Secretary of State for the Home Department v Cox and ors and two other conjoined cases. These cases, which were joined on appeal from the High Court, concern the practice of ‘check-off’ whereby employers deduct trade union membership subscriptions......>>

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