“One of the country’s largest trade unions discriminated against female members while negotiating a pay deal with their employer, the Court of Appeal said today in a ruling that could cost it and other unions millions of pounds.”
The Times, 16th July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Following a landmark legal ruling this week, employers will now need to consult trade unions before they make a decision to close a workplace in the UK.”
BBC News, 26th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Protective awards made pursuant to s 189 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 were not debts provable in the liquidation of a company in circumstances where they were made after the date of liquidation.”
WLR Daily, 22nd October 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note: once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“Plans for a shake-up of the legal profession, to be debated by MPs today, could lead to another fiasco like the miners’ compensation scheme, because trade unions would be exempt from consumer safeguards, Conservative MPs say.”
The Times, 15th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“More strikes by prison officers look inevitable in the wake of the government’s response to this week’s wildcat action. The justice secretary, Jack Straw, is due to meet union leaders today for ‘meaningful talks’, but both sides appeared headed for a confrontation which could spread to other public sector unions.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of the country’s biggest trade unions did not discriminate against female members in its negotiations on equal pay claims, an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled today. ”
The Times, 31st July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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