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US FTC ban on ‘non-compete’ clauses – UK businesses operating in the US need to take note
Posted: 03/07/2024
With the aim of increasing innovation and protecting workers’ freedom to change jobs, the use of non-compete clauses by employers across the US will in almost all cases be banned with effect from 4 September 2024, under a new rule adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC defines a non-compete clause as ‘a term or condition......>>
Employers will need to upskill if Labour’s proposed employment law changes come to pass
Posted: 02/07/2024
If Labour is elected, the party would revoke several anti trade union laws. First, the Trade Union Act 2016, which introduced restrictions on industrial action such as imposing longer notice periods and higher ballot thresholds. Second, the Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act 2023, which requires workers in key sectors to provide minimum levels......>>
Supreme Court judgment: Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer
Posted: 09/05/2024
The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Secretary of State for Business and Trade v Mercer marks a significant legal victory for Unison and the UK trade union movement. Employers can no longer treat workers detrimentally for taking part in industrial action, the Supreme Court having ruled that the current law is incompatible with the UK’s......>>
The lessons to be learned across the NHS following the Lucy Letby verdict
Posted: 13/09/2023
Senior Court of Appeal judge Lady Justice Thirlwall has been appointed to lead the public inquiry into the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of at least six others by neonatal nurse Lucy Letby. Importantly, the inquiry will look at how the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust handled the case and its response to doctors......>>
Autumn of discontent looms amid ongoing industrial unrest
Posted: 14/08/2023
Back in May of this year, we reviewed the current industrial relations landscape in the UK, pondering whether we would be leaving behind 2022’s equivalent of the 1978/1979 ‘winter of discontent’. Looking ahead to the autumn of 2023, the economic, political and social indicators are all pointing to the continuation of the current industrial relations......>>
Minimum Service Levels Bill receives royal assent
Posted: 27/07/2023
After an eventful passage through Parliament, the government’s controversial Minimum Service Levels Bill was granted royal assent on 20 July 2023, meaning it will now become law......>>
Are we about to witness the end game for the ILO’s right to strike?
Posted: 15/06/2023
The International Labour Organisation’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work applies to all member states belonging to the ILO, whether or not they have ratified the ILO’s core labour standards. The declaration covers five main areas for the establishment of a social ‘floor’ in the world of work......>>
The current industrial relations landscape – leaving behind a winter of discontent?
Posted: 09/05/2023
From late 2022, the headlines have been dominated by a series of industrial disputes, with nurses and doctors, teachers and railway workers just a few of those who have taken collective action over their terms and conditions. As we have moved into spring, however, what is clear is that far from saying goodbye to a ‘winter of discontent’......>>
Why the TUC will want to increase the UK strike law stakes in the ILO
Posted: 24/04/2023
In January 2023, Gilbert Houngbo, director general of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), publicly denied that the ILO supported UK government plans to enforce ‘minimum service levels’ during public sector strikes. The BBC reported that Mr Houngbo also confirmed British trade unions were able to file a complaint with the ILO......>>
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: an examination of how work notices could work in practice
Posted: 27/03/2023
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill provides that for any prescribed service in which a minimum service level (MSL) has been set, an employer would be able to serve a work notice to its recognised trade unions setting out which employees are required to work during a strike, to ensure those minimum service levels are met......>>

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