LRD guides and handbook May 2017

Law at Work 2017

Chapter 6

How the law aids employers 



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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 as the new hurdles in the TUA 16 significantly increase the scope for employers to apply for an injunction to stop the strike.