[IER] Government could face "tsunami of legal challenges"

[Ben Sellers]

News brief 07/10/22   View this email in your browser 





Government could face “tsunami of legal challenges” if it continues to attack right to strike


In a stark warning to Liz Truss, the TUC says the Government could face a “tsunami of court cases” alongside public and parliamentary opposition, if it pursues policies that further undermine the right to strike and put more power in the hands of “P&O style employers”.
The TUC has commissioned new legal advice from leading employment lawyer Michael Ford KC which examines a range of government proposals which limit working people’s ability to strike to defend their pay and conditions.
The proposals were first set out by former transport minister Grant Shapps in his self-styled 16-point plan, and many were promoted by prime minister Liz Truss in her leadership campaign.


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Unions slam Truss over plans to curb workers’ right to strike
Unions lambasted PM Liz Truss yesterday over plans her government is drafting up which target strikes by teachers, doctors, NHS workers and firefighters by decreeing minimum service levels.


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Derby council spends millions fighting equal pay disputes
Derby City Council has spent more than £1.5m fighting equal pay disputes with employees, according to a freedom of information request lodged by Unison.
  


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Real Living Wage increases to £10.90 in UK and £11.95 in London as the cost-of-living rises
10.1% increase in real Living Wage, the largest year-on-year rise 


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IWGB launches Worker Status claim against ride-hailing app Bolt
Like those working at Uber, the IWGB argues that Bolt drivers should be classified as limb (b) workers and legally entitled to holiday pay. 


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