[IER] Supreme Court judgment: UK trade union law breaches Article 11 of the ECHR

Fri Apr 19 12:11:58 BST 2024

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Supreme Court judgment: UK trade union law breaches Article 11 of the ECHR

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Supreme Court Judges have told employers they’ll no longer be able to discipline their staff for taking part in legal strike action in a UK Supreme Court ruling.

The Supreme Court has found that section 146 of the Trade Union Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act is incompatible with Article 11. This is because it fails to provide any protection against sanctions short of dismissal, which are intended to deter or penalise workers from taking part in lawful strike action organised by their union.

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said:

“This is the most important industrial action case for decades. It’s a victory for every employee who might one day want to challenge something bad or unfair their employer has done.

Rogue bosses won’t like it one bit. They’ll no longer be able to punish or ill-treat anyone who dares to take strike action to try to solve any problems at work."

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The AI Bill Project

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