New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 3rd, 2023 in ballots, housing, legislation, public order by tracey

2023 c. 15 – Public Order Act 2023

2023 c. 12 – Ballot Secrecy Act 2023

2023 c. 11 – Mobile Homes (Pitch Fees) Act 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Sight impaired voters and the secret of the ballot box – UK Human Rights Blog

‘How can someone who suffers from severely limited sight avail herself of the process for making a mark on a paper ballot under the Representation of the People Act 1983?’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 12th May 2019

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Decision on striking workers’ pay could make action less attractive, says expert, as Queen’s speech confirms new ballot rules – Out-Law.com

‘Employers may be entitled to deduct a day’s pay for strike action at the rate of 1/260th of the striking worker’s salary depending on contractual terms, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’

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Out-Law.com, 28th May 2015

Source: www.out-law.com

Polling station law ‘must be changed before 2015’ – BBC News

Posted January 25th, 2012 in ballots, elections, news by sally

“The law should be changed before the next general election to allow anyone queuing at the ballot box when polls close to vote, a report says.”

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BBC News, 25th January 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen – WLR Daily

Posted March 9th, 2011 in ballots, industrial action, injunctions, law reports, trade unions by sally

Serco Ltd (t/a Serco Docklands) v National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers; London and Birmingham Railway Ltd (t/a London Midland) v Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen [2011] EWCA Civ 226; [2011] WLR (D) 72

“Where a trade union proposed to take industrial action there was no obligation on the union for the purpose of section 230(2) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to explain any more than how the lists and figures of the union membership for the ballot were reached. Therefore, where the employers complained that the ballot records sent to members working in several places of work were not accurate and the union relied on the database records of the union even though there were very minor inaccuracies in them caused by the movement of union members, such errors did not invalidate the strike decision reached by a great majority of the members who voted.”

WLR Daily, 7th March 2011

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Unions welcome court strike ruling – BBC News

Posted March 7th, 2011 in ballots, industrial action, news, trade unions by sally

“Two rail unions have welcomed a court ruling that prevents minor mistakes in balloting being used to halt strikes.”

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BBC News, 4th March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Government accused of declaring war on unions over strike law and redundancy plans – The Guardian

“The government was today (5 July) accused of declaring war on trade unions as ministers moved to cut the redundancy terms of public sector workers and reports emerged of plans to tighten up the law on strike ballots.”

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The Guardian, 5th July 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government shuns call to change strike laws – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2010 in ballots, industrial action, news, trade unions by sally

“The government has slapped down calls by business leaders for changes to rules regarding strike ballots.”

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BBC News, 21st June 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

British Airways plc v Unite the Union – WLR Daily

Posted May 24th, 2010 in airlines, appeals, ballots, industrial action, law reports, trade unions by sally

British Airways plc v Unite the Union [2010] WLR (D) 131

“When, following a ballot the result of which supported strike action, one was asking whether a union and its members were protected from a claim in tort under certain provisions within Part V of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the conditions contained in s 231 of the Act as to the provision by the union of information to its members concerning the results of the ballot were critical. However, s 231 was poorly drafted and it was not appropriate to adopt an over-literal interpretation of its wording.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Network Rail to challenge strike ballot in high court – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2010 in ballots, industrial action, news, railways, trade unions by sally

“Network Rail will today try to avert next week’s planned four-day national rail strike by challenging the strike ballot in the high court.”

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The Guardian, 1st April 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Metrobus Ltd v Unite the Union – WLR Daily

Posted August 5th, 2009 in ballots, industrial action, injunctions, law reports, trade unions by sally

Metrobus Ltd v Unite the Union [2009] EWCA Civ 829; [2009] WLR (D) 279

“Where an employer sought an injunction to restrain a strike, a union’s failure to comply with its obligation under s 231A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 to inform the employer as soon as reasonably practicable of the result of the ballot could justify the grant of an injunction restraining the strike. S 231A, and also ss 226 and 234A, were not disproportionate restrictions on the rights of association conferred by art 11 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The obligations under those sections could not be regarded as onerous so that they could be said to constitute a serious impediment on a union’s ability to call a strike.”

WLR Daily, 3rd August 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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