THE LAW OF INDUSTRIAL CONFLICTPDF电子书下载

PART Ⅰ INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS 3

1 The Contract of Employment 3

The contract of employment 4

2 The Employment Legislation 12

Unfair dismissal 12

Redundancy payments 21

Discrimination and equal pay 22

Wages Councils 27

PART Ⅱ COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 31

3 Voluntary Assistance with Collective Bargaining 31

Employee involvement 31

ACAS 34

The role of the TUC 38

4 Recognition 41

Trade unions 42

5 The Right to Time Off Work 47

Time off for trade union duties 48

Safety representatives 56

Time off for trade union activities 57

6 The Right to Belong to a Union 61

Dismissal 62

Action short of dismissal 71

7 Exclusion or Expulsion from a Union 77

Union rules 77

Natural justice 81

Unreasonable exclusion or expulsion 84

Independent Review Committee 91

8 The Right not to Belong to a Union 93

Unfair dismissal 93

Redundancy 106

Action short of dismissal 106

Union labour only practices 108

9 Disclosure of Information 111

Information to be disclosed 112

Restrictions on general duty to disclose 118

Complaint of failure to disclose 122

10 Consulting over Redundancies and Business Transfers 127

Minimum periods of consultation 127

Commencing consultation 128

Form of consultation required 129

Substance of consultation required 130

Employer’s defence 132

Protective awards 136

Transfer of undertakings 140

11 Collective Agreements 143

Enforceability 146

Breach of collective agreements 159

PART Ⅲ INDUSTRIAL ACTION 167

12 Voluntary Assistance in Trade Disputes 167

The TUC 167

ACAS 168

13 Effect of Industrial Action on Employment Protection Rights 173

Unlair dismissal 175

14 Liabilities Arising out of Industrial Action 191

The economic torts 191

Breach of union rules 204

Picketing 208

15 Immunities from Tort Action 214

The economic torts 214

Ballots before industrial action 230

Picketing 236

16 Remedies 242

Liability of trade unions 242

Interlocutory injunctions 247

Remedies for breach of injunctions 255

Claims for damages 256

17 Criminal Law 260

Obstructing the highway 260

The Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act 1875 261

Violence 262

The role of the police 263

Index 267