Government Unveils Reforms to Strike Laws
The UK Government has recently published details of proposed reforms to strike laws, which it says will fairly balance the right to strike with the right of people to be able to go about their daily lives and work. The Trade Union Bill will introduce: a 50% threshold for ballot turn-out, and an additional threshold […]
First Year of Early Conciliation from Acas
According to a recent report from Acas, the first year of its Early Conciliation (EC) service has been a success, with the workplace body dealing with over 83,000 EC cases between April 2014 and March 2015. A change to the law was introduced last year that meant anyone thinking of making an employment tribunal claim […]