Industrial action / strikes
Industrial action will be lawful only if the trade union has complied with various statutory requirements, including those relating to balloting members and notifying the employer of intended industrial action.
If a union fails to comply with the relevant statutory requirements, the industrial action will be unlawful. This will give the employer grounds to apply for an injunction to stop the proposed industrial action.
Rail workers critical of plans for face mask volunteers
Government plans to recruit volunteers who will monitor and guide rail passengers at stations have run into strong criticism from...
TUC and CBI offer contrasting views of draft return to work guidance
TUC critical of non-binding guidance; CBI applauds government 'flexibility within a framework'.
University staff begin 14-day strike in long-running pay and pensions dispute
Staff at 74 universities have begun 14 days of strikes, the latest wave of industrial action over changes to pensions...
Key London NHS trust to directly employ 1,000 services workers
NHS trust moves to 'insource' 1,000 cleaners, porters and catering staff previously on minimum wage.
Crunch time for universities pay and pension disputes
Academics at 74 universities may strike this term after a re-ballot of staff showed strong support for the dispute over the union stance on pensions and pay.
Health workers’ unions suspend strikes in Northern Ireland
New NI minister of health secures funding for pay parity with NHS England.
Scotland’s university lecturers to reconsider strike action
University lecturers in Scotland are to be re-balloted on whether to strike over pay and increasing workloads.
The Educational Institute...
Thousands of Northern Ireland nurses strike over pay and resourcing
Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland have gone on strike over “unsafe” staffing levels and pay inequality with the rest...
New Bill to provide ‘right to get to work’ during transport strikes
Commuters will be given a “basic right” to get to work each day under a new law set to be...
British Airways pilots accept new pay deal
British Airways pilots have accepted a new pay deal, ending the dispute over pay and conditions that led to a...
Royal Parks workers’ pay increased following further strike threat
Park and toilet attendants who work at the Royal Parks in London have been awarded a 31% pay increase after...
Northern Ireland health strike continues after pay offer rejected
A fresh pay offer for health workers in Northern Ireland, who have been on strike for almost two weeks, has been rejected by unions.
SWR begins 27-day strike over role of guards
South Western Railway (SWR) workers today began a 27-day strike – thought to be the longest in the history of...
University staff begin eight-day strike over pay and pensions
Today (25 November) marks the start of an eight-day strike by lecturers and other university staff over pay and pensions....
Royal Mail wins High Court injunction to halt postal strikes
Royal Mail has won a High Court injunction to prevent postal workers from striking in the run-up to Christmas.
The...
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