University College London Hospital NHS Trust v Unison: CA 13 Oct 1998

A refusal by an employer to enter formal negotiations with a union, regarding terms which might be imposed by a new transferee employer where the identity of such new employees was not yet known, did not constitute a trade dispute allowing strike action and immunity.

Citations:

Times 15-Oct-1998, Gazette 28-Oct-1998, [1999] ICR 204, [1998] EWCA Civ 1528, [1999] IRLR 31

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 244

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Employment

Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.145007