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The employment relationship is regulated by five principle pieces of legislation which provide the framework for the contractual relationship between employer and employee and the general rules of engagement between employer and trade unions. Underlying those contractual relationships and rules of engagement is the concept of equity: each employee has the right to be treated fairly. Consequently the relationship and the regulation thereof is something more than a contractual relationship and the termination of the employment relationship is a challenging and often traumatic event. Relationships between employers and trade unions are no less challenging.
Labour and employment law has become a highly specialised area of practice where lawyers advise employers, trade unions, and employees about workplace related issues. Legislation and regulations govern the whole life cycle of employment from recruitment, appointment, pay, terms and conditions, promotion, performance and discipline to termination of the employment relationship. Minimum conditions of employment are applicable in certain areas and certain industries.
The highly unionised environment is founded on freedom of association, organisational or recognition rights, and collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is often centralised at industry level. The right to strike is sacred. Industrial...
Nigel Farage has been condemned for falsely suggesting five men arrested on suspicion of terror offences near RAF Fairford were Iranian. The Reform UK leader suggested the incident, which saw five...