‘NHS workers including nurses and cleaners have suffered “serious” sexual harassment in the workplace, including groping and rape, a new report has found.’
The Independent, 20th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Campaigners who were wrongfully detained while protesting against tree felling in Sheffield have been given a £24,300 payout by South Yorkshire police.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has introduced what it claims to be the biggest package of workplace reforms for 20 years after concerns that ministers have failed to appeal to voters who are “just about managing”.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Deliveroo riders have lost a high court battle to gain union recognition, in a blow to gig economy campaigners.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Civil service unions are seeking a judicial review over the government’s failure to consult on pay. Three unions, representing 200,000 public employees, have accused ministers of never intending to consult staff before offering a new pay cap of 1.5%.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government is taking on a union in court in a landmark case that could have huge ramifications for the UK’s army of 3.3 million outsourced workers, many of whom have fewer rights and face worse pay and conditions than in-house colleagues doing the same jobs.’
The Independent, 7th August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman risks splitting communities by backing head teachers who may wish to ban the hijab, says a teaching union leader.’
BBC News, 30th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard has admitted Special Branch officers passed information to a controversial network that blacklisted construction workers. It follows a six-year battle to find out if the Metropolitan Police supplied the intelligence on trade unionists.’
BBC News, 23rd March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This was an appeal by the National Guild of Removers & Storers (“NGRS”) against an award of £1,275 damages in its favour by District Judge Vary for passing off. By dismissing that appeal, His Honour Judge Hacon seems to have settled a 7 year controversy as to what should be the correct measure of damages for what is often an inadvertent misrepresentation of continued membership of the NGRS by a removal or storage business that no longer wishes to remain a member of that guild.’
NIPC Law, 7th January 2018
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk
‘Employers keen to make changes to employee terms and conditions but who are unable to come to an agreement with a recognised trade union must be wary of collective bargaining laws, an expert has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A union is launching a legal challenge over the rights of 75 university support staff to negotiate their pay and conditions in a landmark case that could improve rights for outsourced workers.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Changes to industrial relations law mean trade unions are facing a very different legal landscape from the “winter of discontent” 40 years ago, despite recent threats of illegal strike action over public sector pay.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Britain’s biggest trade union has commissioned a barrister to examine allegations that union officials colluded with a covert blacklisting operation financed by major firms to prevent certain workers from being employed.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court today [30 July] allowed UNISON’s appeal and held that fees imposed in respect of proceedings in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal are unlawful because of their effects on access to justice.’
Blackstone Chambers, 30th July 2017
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The Supreme Court have, this morning, handed down Judgment in the case of R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51, more commonly known as ‘the appeal against Employment Tribunal fees’.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 26th July 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
‘The Government has won its High Court bid to obtain a permanent ban on industrial action by prison officers, in a move unionists have warned will leave “only a matter of time” before a member of staff gets killed.’
The Independent, 19th July 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A high court bid to impose a permanent ban on industrial action being taken by prison officers has been launched by the justice secretary, David Lidington.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Uber has come under further pressure in London after a union threatened legal action if the capital’s transport authority renews the taxi app’s licence without guaranteeing more rights for drivers.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘HM Revenue & Customs has stepped up its investigation into the delivery company Hermes classifiying its couriers as self-employed, while the business has also been hit with an employment rights lawsuit from the GMB trade union.’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The National Union of Teachers has threatened legal action against the Department for Education over its proposals to expand selective education.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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