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Trade union recognition

Locked	Date	Title	Author	Type	Abstract
	1 Jan 2003	Wilson, Palmer & ors v The UK Government	Paul Statham, Pattinson & Brewer Paul Statham had conduct of the dockworkers’ claims from the initial tribunal hearings to the European Court of Human Rights	ELA Briefing	The case of Wilson, Palmer & ors v The UK Government [2002] IRLR 568 stands as a landmark decision that may have wide-ranging ramifications for collective labour legislation in the United ...
	1 May 2003	The Review of the Employment Relations Act	Paul Statham, Pattinson & Brewer	ELA Briefing	The long-awaited review of the Employment Relations Act 1999 (ERA) has finally been published. Although it adopts a rather complacent and self-satisfied tone in respect of the operation of the Act in ...
	17 Nov 2004	Collective Bargaining: an Alternative to Regulation and a Route to Dispute Resolution	Brendan Barber, General Secretary, Trades Union Congress	Lecture Notes
	1 Jun 2008	Collective Bargaining: The Appropriate Bargaining Unit	Claire Bowles, associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP	ELA Briefing	Claire Bowles reports on the recent High Court decision in Cable & Wireless Services UK Ltd v Central Arbitration Committee
	11 May 2009	Blacklisting of union members to be outlawed	News from the IDS Employment Law Team	Employment News	The Government has announced that it will prevent the use of blacklists to deny workers employment as a result of their union membership or activities. The Government has the power to introduce regula...
	4 Mar 2010	Blacklisting of union members outlawed	News from the IDS Employment Law Team	Employment News	On 2 March 2010 the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations SI 2010/493 came into force, preventing the use of blacklists to deny employment or dismiss employees as a result of their tr...
	18 Apr 2012	Trade Union Recognition	Ian Scott, Old Square Chambers	Lecture Notes
	18 Apr 2012	Practical tips for dealing with Trade Unions	Binder Bansel, Pattinson & Brewer and Martin Warren, Eversheds	Lecture Notes
	10 Oct 2012	Government announces clampdown on civil service union work	News from IDS Employment Law Team	Employment News	The Cabinet Office has announced that it is to conduct a ‘radical overhaul’ of arrangements under which civil servants are permitted carry out union duties during working time.