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