| The Government has confirmed that it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.
The Act allowed regulations to be introduced on an industry-specific basis, setting out required minimum service levels to be maintained during strike-action. Regulations were put in place covering: health, transport, education, fire and rescue, border control, and nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services. Where regulations were in place, once a trade union gave notice of strike action to an employer, that employer could issue a ‘work notice’ ahead of the strike. This specified that the workforce required to meet the minimum service levels for that strike period. The formal repeal will form part of the upcoming Employment Rights Bill which will be introduced within the first 100 days of the new Government. |
