Legal Beagle

In light of a possible national ballot on pay, Neil Todd, a trade union law specialist at Thompsons Solicitors, looks at the rights of members taking strike action 1. Duty to inform the employer You do not have to inform your employer whether you intend to participate in strike action or not. The...

Neil Todd of Thompsons Solicitors outlines the legal steps demanded of unions ahead of strike action We are seeing an increase in industrial action across the country and, in every instance, unions and their members will have gone through legally required steps to take strike action. A union must...

Vincent Reynolds, a principal lawyer at Thompsons Solicitors, on Grenfell Fire legal proceedings five years on from the tragedy More than 100 FBU members continue to seek justice for the injuries they sustained as rescuers on the night of the Grenfell fire. Their experiences caused them both...

Trade union law specialist Neil Todd of Thompsons Solicitors, on recent sackings of P&O workers The sacking of 800 workers by P&O showed a shocking disregard for the most basic principles of employment law. The company’s wholesale failure to engage in any collective consultation, as required under...