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.
Legal academics have released criticism of the Strikes Bill, currently being scrutinised bin the House of Lords.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has submitted strong criticisms of the Strikes Bill in a briefing for the House of Lords.
The strikes bill, which would bing in minimum service levels, may be incompatible with human rights laws, a group of MPs and peers have found.
A letter from campaigners says the Strikes Bill discriminates against women as they represent a large proportion of the affected workforce.
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill has been voted through the House of Commons, but ministers have been accused of pushing it through without proper scrutiny.
The ILO, the UN's workers' rights watchdog, has said it has not backed the controversial strikes bill as ministers have suggested.
Employment lawyer Martin Williams examines the Strikes Bill's minimum service levels, the legislative answer to growing industrial action.
The government introduced its Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Commons.
Government outlines proposals to mandate minimum service levels during strikes in six broad public sectors including rail, health and fire.
Imminent legislation expected to allow employers to sack workers who refuse to provide minimum service levels.
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has told MPs he is working on anti-strike laws to protect working people from disruption from industrial action.
Union leaders have condemned a government threat to make strikes on the railways illegal unless a minimum number of staff work during a walkout.
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