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Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
If there’s a workplace dispute at your business, you should try to resolve…
Trade unions only have statutory immunity if the industrial action is…
You can ask your employees if they’re planning to strike, so that you can…
During the strike, workers and union reps may stand outside the place of…
You can ask non-union employees to cover work during a strike, as long as:…
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Industrial action is when workers: go on strike take other action, like…
Your union must have a vote (a ‘ballot’) that’s properly organised…
You have the right to take industrial action and you can’t be legally…
A picket line is where workers and union reps (‘picketers’ or ‘pickets’)…
Guidance for employers, trade unions and workers on industrial action law.
Guidance on the citizen's right to prevent disruption because of industrial action.
You have the right to stop industrial action if it's unlawful and you're not someone representing a company
A guide to the statutory rights and protections given to those who take industrial action.
The Insolvency and Companies List was formerly known as the Companies Court. We handle cases relating to the insolvency of companies, including: petitions to wind up a company applications to unfreeze bank accounts or challenge a winding up petition applications...
Document showing the data sources and methodologies used to produce industrial energy price statistics.
The Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) is a statutory body established under the 1982 Industrial Development Act (IDA). IDAB is a Non-Departmental Public Body under the Department for Business and Trade (but can and does provide advice to ministers across...
The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAC) is an independent scientific advisory body that looks at industrial injuries benefit and how it is administered. IIAC is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions .
Directions to regulators under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, and appeals against pollution control decisions by regulators.
Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, complaints
Industrial Workers of the World trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
This independent report by Bruce Carr QC follows his review of the law governing industrial disputes.
How to ensure the products you make or import comply with the law and are safe for consumers to use.
This guide is about making a complaint for disclosure of information
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Beard on 17 May 2024.
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