Junior doctors take contract fight to high court – BBC News
‘Junior doctors in England are going to the High Court to try and stop the government imposing a new contract.’
BBC News, 19th September 2016
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Category: industrial action
Is employment law fit for the gig economy? – The Guardian
‘Protesting Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers are classed as self-employed, and there are questions as to whether the law adequately protects such workers.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Orgreave report ‘could prejudice Hillsborough inquiry’ – BBC News
‘A full report into allegations of police misconduct at the so-called Battle of Orgreave will not be made public, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has ruled.’
BBC News, 12th July 2016
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Justice secretary Michael Gove warned he will ‘lose control’ over crisis in prisons – The Independent
‘Justice Secretary and former Conservative Party leadership contender Michael Gove has been accused of being “absent” as Britain’s prisons have been plunged into crisis and hit by a series of staff walkouts.’
The Independent, 11th July 2016
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Police must confront ‘poison of decades-old misdeeds’, Home Secretary tells officers at annual conference – The Independent
‘The police must confront the “poison of decades-old misdeeds”, the Home Secretary Theresa May has told officers, raising hopes that she is close to ordering an inquiry into police misconduct during the 1980s miners’ strike.’
The Independent, 17th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Orgreave inquiry calls grow after damning Hillsborough verdict for police – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire police’s alleged ‘frame-up’ of striking miners in 1984 is consistent with force’s conduct five years later.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Former chief constable calls for public inquiry into Orgreave clashes and beyond – The Guardian
‘A public inquiry should examine the way Margaret Thatcher’s government used the police to occupy communities during the 1980s miners’ strike, a former chief constable has said. Sir Peter Fahy said the police attitudes that caused public outrage last week, following the Hillsborough inquest verdicts, were fostered by events such as the government using officers to crush one of Britain’s bitterest industrial disputes.’
The Guardian, 4th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Equality watchdog warns junior doctors’ contract is potentially illegal – The Guardian
‘The new contract ministers plan to force on NHS junior doctors discriminates against female medics and is potentially illegal, Britain’s equality watchdog has told the government.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
An absence of fairness: the Trade Union Bill – OUP Blog
‘According to Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Trade Union Bill currently before Parliament is “not a ban on strike action. This is about ensuring that our rules are modern and right and fit for today’s workplace”. As the Bill progresses through the House of Lords, Mr Javid’s rosy view has been challenged by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the UN supervisory body responsible for scrutiny of compliance with international labour standards.’
OUP Blog, 5th April 2016
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Junior doctors’ row: Government hit with second legal challenge over contracts – BBC News
‘A second legal challenge has been made over the government’s decision to impose a new contract on junior doctors in England.’
BBC News, 4th April 2016
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Government seeks High Court ban on sixth-form strike plan – BBC News
‘Strike plans by sixth-form college teachers are “unlawful”, the government will argue in the High Court later.’
BBC News, 14th March 2016
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BMA ignored lawyers’ advice before launching judicial review over new contracts for junior doctors – Daily Telegraph
‘The British Medical Association ignored the advice of its own lawyers before launching a judicial review over new contracts for junior doctors, it has emerged.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Battle of Orgreave’: Legal submission for public inquiry – BBC News
‘Legal papers demanding a public inquiry into police conduct during violent clashes of the 1984-5 miners’ strike are due to be handed to the government.’
BBC News, 15th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Telegraph misled readers over NHS x-ray service, press watchdog finds – The Guardian
‘The Daily Telegraph misled readers by suggesting NHS radiology departments were closed on Sundays in an article about Justice Secretary Michael Gove breaking his foot, according to a ruling from the Independent Press Standards Organisation.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Striking workers may have to identify themselves to police, carry a letter of authorisation and wear an armband under proposed reforms – The Independent
‘Every worker wanting to join a strike picket could be forced to identify themselves to police, carry a letter of authorisation and wear an armband, under proposed reforms to trade union laws that could be in breach of international agreements, human rights groups have warned.’
The Independent, 6th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Trade Union Bill: Ministers unveil strike law reforms – BBC News
‘Legislation designed to toughen up the laws on strike action is to be unveiled by the government later. The Trade Union Bill proposes minimum turnouts in strike ballots, time limits on mandates for industrial action and changes to political levies.’
BBC News, 15th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Legal Aid boycott ‘causing chaos’ – BBC News
‘Lawyers who are boycotting legal aid work in protest against cuts say their action is causing “chaos” in some courts and police custody suites.’
BBC News, 8th July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
