Industrial relations

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on industrial relations. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
01.12.2011	Employment Law Review - workplace disputes
	Following the Coalition agreement to review employment law, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced the 'Employment Law Review' in January 2011, the first strand of which was a consultation on workplace disputes. This Note considers that consultation and the background to it, and the Government's intentions as set out in its response to the consultation published in November 2011
07.10.2010	Trade Union Legislation: Labour's changes to the Conservative reforms
	Trade Union Legislation: Labour's changes to the Conservative reforms. By Julia Lourie. SN/BT/596.
02.02.2009	Posted Workers
	Posted Workers. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/301.
26.01.2006	The Lyons and Gershon Reviews and variations in Civil Service conditions
	Organisational changes to the Civil Service over the past thirty years have meant that the majority of civil servants now work in Departments and Executive Agencies in which the responsibility for pay and conditions are decided locally. Uniform pay structures and conditions of service have been significantly eroded. The Government have launched major reviews into the operation of the civil service and these include the Lyons and Gershon Reviews.

Research Papers

Date	Description
26.08.2005	Employment Tribunals (Representation and Assistance in Discrimination Proceedings) Bill (Bill 14 of 2005-06)
	Employment Tribunals (Representation and Assistance in Discrimination Proceedings) Bill (Bill 14 of 2005-06). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/59
07.01.2004	Employment Relations Bill (Bill 7 2003/04)
	Employment Relations Bill (Bill 7 of 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/03.
23.05.2000	Trade union recognition
	Trade union recognition. House of Commons Library Research Paper 00/55.
05.02.1999	Employment Relations Bill 1998/99 (Bill 36 of 1998/99).
	Employment Relations Bill 1998/99 (Bill 36 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/11.
17.11.1998	Fairness at Work Cm 3968
	Fairness at Work Cm 3968. House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/99.

Select Committee Reports

Date	Description
22.11.2011	Political party finance: ending the big donor culture.
	Committee on Standards in Public Life report [Commons]

Early Day Motions

Date	Description
17.01.2012	VOLUNTEERING AND TRADE UNIONS
	That this House notes that trade unionists undertake 100,000 hours of unpaid voluntary work per week; further notes that they have been described as the workplace wing of the Big Society; ...
10.01.2012	PRISON OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AND TRADE UNION RIGHTS
	That this House supports full trade union rights for the Prison Officers' Association (POA); notes that the International Labour Organisation criticised the previous administration ...
14.12.2011	WELSH MUSICIANS STRIKE
	That this House notes the strike by many Welsh musicians of 19 to 21 December 2011 during which they will withdraw permission for their compositions and performances to appear on Radio ...
08.12.2011	IRANIAN TRADE UNIONISTS
	That this House is alarmed at the re-arrest of Ebrahim Madodi from the Vahed Trade Union Syndicate in Tehran; calls for his release and that of fellow trade unionist, bus workers' leader, ...
29.11.2011	INDUSTRIAL ACTION ON 30 NOVEMBER 2011
	That this House supports the industrial action being undertaken by public sector unions on 30 November 2011 to protect their members' pensions; and calls on the Government to engage ...

Lords Library Notes

Date	Description
21.12.2007	Employment Bill [HL] (HL Bill 13, 2007-08). LLN 2007/010
	Employment Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2007/010