The new Conservative government has made good on its election manifesto pledge to further tighten the regulations governing lawful strikes and industrial action. In the Queen’s Speech, it has laid before Parliament a legislative programme which will see two new rules introduced and which raise the required thresholds for unions taking such action. However, the legislation may not have the outcome the government wants as some unions will easily meet it while others may evade it.
In a widely anticipated move, the new Conservative government has made clear that it will deliver upon its general election manifesto commitment to reform the existing legislation that governs strikes and industrial action. In the Queen’s Speech, the new government set out that imminent legislation will change what is required for a lawful mandate for taking strike or industrial action.
In addition to the existing requirement that a simple majority is needed, the new rules will require that at l
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