Written by: Colin Leckey, Rosie Moore, Lewis Silkin
Liz Truss is now the UK prime minister. What commitments has she made so far and what could her leadership mean for employers and employees?
Now Liz Truss has taken the reins of the UK government, businesses will be wondering what this is likely to mean for them and their workforce. As is to be expected, lots of the promises and pledges that were made during the Conservative leadership contest were quite vague, and we will have to wait to see the full details when they are implemented. However, this article discusses some of the key commitments Ms Truss has made that could impact both employers and employees.
Industrial action
Some of Ms Truss’ most radical proposals relate to industrial action. This is a hot topic in the UK at the moment with ongoing national rail strikes, as well as strikes impacting other services such as bus, postal and waste collection. The last few months have been labelled by some as the ‘summer of discontent’ and, with the cost-of-living crisis set to continue, more strikes are expected.
Earlier this year, the government quadrupled unions’ potential liability for calling unlawful strikes and removed the ban on agencies supplying workers to fill in for employees who are taking part in industrial action (see here https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/unions-financial-liability-increased-and-government-moves-to-repeal-agency-worker-ban). In line with this trend, Ms Truss has said that she will...
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