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Employee Strikes and Union Rights

Employee Strikes and Union Rights
  • The introduction of a Fair Pay Agreement in the adult social care sector.
  • Providing union representatives with stronger protection in relation to threats, harassment and intimidation, as well as against dismissal
  • Requirement of employers to notify employees regularly of their right to join a trade union.
  • Repealing the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 and the Trade Union Act 2016
  • The ability for trade unions to access workplaces on appropriate notice, which also includes digital access
  • The introduction of a collective grievance process, although there are no details on how this would work in practice
  • Confirming the position in relation to agency workers not being able to cover striking workers, by repealing the current regulations.