As was promised when the Trade Union Bill was adopted by the UK parliament, the country’s government has launched an independent review into electronic voting, and whether it could be introduced for trade union-organised ballots on industrial action.
Will the UK (finally) bid farewell to the use of postal envelopes to vote on strike action, the system thought up by Margaret Thatcher’s government? The country’s trade unions hope so, with the government having launched, as promised, an independent review into electronic balloting for industrial action. The review will be led by Sir Ken Knight, the former chief fire and rescue adviser for England. He will be tasked with assessing the risk of fraud, use of intimidation and the possibility...
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