Proceeding contribution from Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Monday, 7 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Employment Bill [HL].
Employment Bill [HL]
My Lords, is not the position that in the bad old days it was left to the courts to deal with abuses of trade union power—for example, those old, terrible cases such as Breen v AEU and Edwards v SOGAT? In 1992, a different Government introduced legislation to give protection against arbitrary power, which went too far. Now we have to modify that. Is the real position that the 1992 Act was a reforming Act dealing with an abuse?
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- 2007-08
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- Codes of practice ACAS Apprentices Cadets Employment Industrial relations Employment Tribunals Service Fees and charges Human rights Industrial disputes Employment agencies Dismissal Judgements Membership Minimum wage Political parties Tribunals Trade unions Voluntary work Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
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- Employment Bill (HL) 2007-08
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