LRD guides and handbook June 2016

Law at Work 2016

Chapter 6

How the law aids employers 


[ch 6: page 183]

Not all employers resort to the courts and the success or failure of a dispute can depend just as much on the level of workplace union organisation as on any legal threat from the employer. Nevertheless trade union reps need to understand how employers can use the law, especially once the new restrictions in the Trade Union Act 2016 come into force.