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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......>>
Managing grievances – how to stay on track
Posted: 14/03/2024
In the past couple of weeks, it seems that everyone on social media has become an employment lawyer, and knows what Red Bull Formula 1 racing team should or should not be doing. This is as a result of the highly publicised complaint by a female employee against Christian Horner, the team principal of Red Bull Racing, the current Formula 1......>>
New code of practice on picketing in force from 11 March
Posted: 07/03/2024
A new code of practice on picketing comes into force on 11 March 2024, which updates the rules around lawful picketing. A picket line is where workers and trade union representatives (‘picketers’ or ‘pickets’) stand outside a workplace to tell other people why they are striking. Pickets must not stop people from going to work or doing......>>
Industrial relations changes gain momentum following King’s Speech
Posted: 09/11/2023
This week’s King’s Speech, the traditional formal opening of Parliament, sets out a high-level summary of the government’s aims for the forthcoming parliamentary year. While it was light on employment-related measures, the government’s focus on the industrial relations disputes that have been a feature of the past year......>>
The first 100 days of a potential Labour government
Posted: 14/09/2023
Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, has given the party’s strongest indication yet as to the potential legislative landscape facing employers and unions if they get into power at the next general election. In a speech at the annual conference of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), she gave a 'cast iron guarantee' that a Labour government......>>
Regulations allowing agency workers to cover striking employees ruled unlawful by High Court
Posted: 20/07/2023
The High Court has held that legislation enacted by the government in 2022 to allow employers to use agency workers to cover staff who are on strike is unlawful. Since 1976, it had been a criminal offence for an employment business to knowingly introduce or supply workers to an employer to carry out the work of employees who were......>>
Court of Appeal confirms position in respect of European works councils post-Brexit
Posted: 18/07/2023
The Court of Appeal has recently issued its judgment to clarify the jurisdiction of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) and the role of European works councils (EWCs), following the UK’s exit from the European Union. European legislation requires large employers, namely those with at least 1,000 employees in the European Economic Area......>>
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