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Minimum service levels

Minimum service levels are being introduced to key public services in an effort by the UK government to reduce the disruption caused by strike action on the general public. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 allows employers to issue work notices to staff, obliging them to work during a strike.

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    Employment Rights Bill: Six key changes to trade union laws

    by Rob Moss 5 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 5 Mar 2025

    Government confirms amendments to the Employment Rights Bill as it prepares to update the law within which trade unions operate.

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    Government repeal of Strikes Act gains widespread support

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 7 Aug 2024

    The government’s decision to repeal the Strikes Act 2023 has gained widespread support from unions and trade bodies.

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    Government will ‘ignore’ minimum service levels rules

    by Jo Faragher 5 Aug 2024
    by Jo Faragher 5 Aug 2024

    The government will order departments to ignore controversial minimum services levels legislation as part of its drive to roll back...

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    Minimum service levels judicial review gets green light

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 May 2024

    The PCS Union has been granted permission from the High Court to pursue a judicial review of minimum service levels law.

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    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024

    Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

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    UN body has ‘serious concerns’ over minimum service levels

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Mar 2024
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Mar 2024

    The ILO, the UN's workers' rights watchdog, has expressed serious concern over minimum service levels during strikes in the UK.

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    Aslef announces more strike action in April

    by Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2024
    by Jo Faragher 20 Mar 2024

    Train drivers will go on strike again next month, the Aslef union has announced.

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    Minimum service levels for fire and rescue services

    by Rob Moss 12 Mar 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Mar 2024

    Home Office announces that 73% of fire engines should be crewed in its minimum service level rules for fire and rescue services.

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    Heathrow border staff balloted over fresh strike action

    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2024
    by Jo Faragher 1 Mar 2024

    More than 600 Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport are being balloted over potential strike action.

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    MSLs not needed for nuclear, says government

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2024

    Government has no current plans for minimum service levels in nuclear sector because 'voluntary agreements have worked well so far'.

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    Minimum service levels in hospitals

    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Feb 2024

    Regulations for hospital MSLs could be enforced under the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act, but will NHS trusts decide to use them?

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    Minimum service levels in schools and education

    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 30 Jan 2024

    We examine the rationale for MSLs in education, the minimum service levels for teaching likely to be set and whether schools will impose them.

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    PCS launches legal challenge against minimum service levels

    by Jo Faragher 29 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 29 Jan 2024

    The PCS union will launch a legal challenge against the government's minimum service levels regulations.

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    Mark Serwotka: why the union fight will continue

    by Jo Faragher 23 Jan 2024
    by Jo Faragher 23 Jan 2024

    Outgoing PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka tells Personnel Today about the union's greatest achievements and what lies ahead.

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    Extra LNER strike cancelled after minimum service levels ditched

    by Rob Moss 22 Jan 2024
    by Rob Moss 22 Jan 2024

    Aslef union cancelled extra five-day strike at LNER after government-owned company said it would not impose minimum service levels.

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