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Law change will allow use of agency workers during strikes

24 June 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng: Repealing 1970s-era restrictions will give businesses freedom to access fully skilled staff at speed, all while allowing people to get on with their lives uninterrupted to help keep the economy ticking
Kwasi Kwarteng: Repealing 1970s-era restrictions will give businesses freedom to access fully skilled staff at speed, all while allowing people to get on with their lives uninterrupted to help keep the economy ticking

 

The Government has drawn up new legislation to allow agency workers to fill staffing gaps during strikes. Under current trade union laws employers cannot supply temporary agency workers when staff are on strike. 

The DfT said: “This can have a disproportionate impact, including on important public services, causing severe disruption to the UK economy and society – from preventing people from getting to work to creating challenges for how businesses manage their...

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