No trade unions for clergy if the Archbishop says no, rules European Court –...
“The Orthodox Archbishop of Craiova in Romania, that is, not the Archbishop of Canterbury. The European Court of Human Rights recently handed down an interesting ruling on Article 11 (freedom of...
View ArticleFarmers Union applies for injunction that aims to stop badger cull protests –...
“If granted by the High Court, it would prevent any protest against the pilot scheme.” Full story The Independent, 21st August 2013 Source: www.independent.co.uk
View ArticleActivists barred from badger protest – The Independent
“A High Court judge granted an injunction today that will allow people to protest peacefully against the controversial badger cull within the trial culling zones, but bar a handful of named hardcore...
View ArticleUnion activists awarded compensation after being cleared of racism over...
“Four senior members of Unison have been awarded almost £50,000 in compensation after a panel ruled their use of a cartoon of a 17th century proverb on leaflets was not racist.” Full story Daily...
View ArticleCompanies that blacklist workers face ban from public contracts in Wales –...
“Companies that blacklist workers for taking part in trade union activity face being barred from multibillion-pound public sector contracts under plans unveiled by the Welsh government.” Full story The...
View ArticleJewish academic Moty Cristal sues Unison for racial discrimination – The...
“One of Britain’s biggest trade unions unlawfully sought the cancellation of a Jewish academic’s speaking engagement on the grounds that he was from Israel, a court has heard.” Full story The...
View ArticleAgency Worker Regulations – Watch This Space – No. 5 Chambers
“Russell Holland looks at the recent concerns raised by the TUC in relation to the Agency Worker Regulations.” Full story No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013 Source: www.no5.com
View ArticleConstruction firms to compensate workers whose names were on blacklist – The...
“Major construction companies are to compensate workers whose names were on a secret industry blacklist. The dramatic development follows years of campaigning by unions after it was discovered that...
View ArticleProbation officers vote to strike in protest at privatisation – The Guardian
“Probation officers have voted by an overwhelming majority to go on strike in protest at government plans to privatise the service.” Full story The Guardian, 18th October 2013 Source: www.guardian.co.uk
View ArticleUnison to challenge employment tribunal fees in High Court – Daily Telegraph
“The union is bringing a legal challenge over the introduction of fees for employment tribunals to the High Court tomorrow.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 21st October 2013 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleGovernment to review legality of “intimidating” trade union leverage...
“The Government is right to consider a review of the civil and criminal laws surrounding so-called ‘leverage campaigns’, with a view towards making it harder for trade unions to engage in ‘industrial...
View ArticleHMRC targets unpaid intern employers – BBC News
“HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is targeting 200 employers who recently advertised internships to ensure they are paying the minimum wage.” Full story BBC News, 11th November 2013 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleFinal TUPE amendment regulations provide “welcome clarification”, but...
‘Companies can now start “looking in earnest” at how to make changes to the regime governing protections for employees transferring to a new employer after the publication of final regulations...
View ArticleAssociation de médiation sociale v Union locale des syndicats CGT (Union...
Association de médiation sociale v Union locale des syndicats CGT (Union départementale CGT des Bouches-du-Rhône and another intervening) (Case C-176/12); [2014] WLR (D) 2 ‘Article 27 of the Charter of...
View ArticleRegina (Boots Management Services Ltd) v Central Arbitration Committee – WLR...
Regina (Boots Management Services Ltd) v Central Arbitration Committee [2014] EWHC 65 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 25 ‘The right guaranteed by article 11 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights...
View ArticleTransparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union...
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 published Full text of Act Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
View ArticleUnited States of America v Nolan – WLR Daily
United States of America v Nolan [2014] EWCA Civ 71; [2014] WLR (D) 46 ‘Employers who were public administrative bodies or sovereign states were not exempt from the obligation to consult employees’...
View ArticleTube strikes – should the law be changed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘We asked the business lobbying group CBI, the Institute of Directors (IOD) and Trade Union lawyer Richard Arthur for their views on reform of this prickly area of law.’ Full story Halsbury’s Law...
View ArticleUNISON’s employment tribunal fees challenge dismissed, but impact of new...
‘A trade union’s legal challenge to the introduction of fees to bring a case to an employment tribunal has been dismissed by the High Court.’ Full story OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2014 Source:...
View ArticleTrade unions challenge coalition sell-off of Britain’s probation service –...
‘Government plans to privatise the probation service amount to a breach of the international laws on forced labour, according to a union legal challenge that is being launched on Monday.’ Full story...
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