WITH BUSINESSES PLANNING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD AGAINST A BACKDROP OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY AND WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTION DOMINATING THE HEADLINES, WE TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT EMPLOYERS CAN EXPECT IN EMPLOYMENT LAW IN 2023.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

In the face of strike action in multiple sectors during 2022 and into 2023, the Government has introduced and proposed a number of measures in the industrial relations arena. In October 2022, the Government published the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill. That Bill has now been replaced with the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill which will enforce minimum service levels in a number of sectors including health, education, fire and rescue and transport services as well as border security and decommissioning nuclear installations and management of radioactive waste and spent fuel. The new Bill will allow minimum service levels to be set by the Government following consultation and it intends to consult first with fire, ambulance and rail services. It hopes not to have to use the powers for other sectors, rather it expects parties in those sectors to reach a voluntary agreement on minimum service levels during strike action. There has been much opposition to the Bill from unions and Labour has said it will repeal the legislation if it wins the next election. The new Bill was published on 10 January 2023 and has just had its second reading in the House of Commons.

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