Daniel Stilitz KC and Patrick Halliday speaking at the ELA Conference 2024

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Daniel Stilitz KC and Patrick Halliday will be speaking at the ELA Conference 2024 with Bruce Robin from UNISON on Thursday 2 May.

They will be speaking on ‘Industrial relations: strikes, collective bargaining and minimum service levels’. The session will cover topical industrial relations issues, including:

  • The appeal to the Supreme Court in Mercer v Alternative Future Group: sanctions for industrial action
  • R (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) v Central Arbitration Committee [2023] UKSC 43: Deliveroo riders not in ‘employment relationship’ did not have article 11(1) rights to join trade union
  • Avoiding, bringing and litigating section 145B claims (inducements concerning collective bargaining) in the aftermath of Kostal v Dunkley
  • Minimum service levels legislation: Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, regulations and consultation
  • Using agency workers to replace striking staff: Government consultation on new regulations following R (ASLEF and others) v Secretary of State for Business and Trade [2023] EWHC 1781 (Admin)

For more information about Daniel and Patrick’s practices or instructing them please contact Martin Pownall, Mollie Adams or John Ojeda.