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The current financial crisis has triggered an increase in threatened strike action as rail workers, postal workers, fire-fighters and journalists, among others, have all balloted to strike over pay and/or job cuts in the first half of 2009. We have also seen wildcat strikes over migrant workers in the energy sector. Even when these ballots have not led to strike action they still create huge loses in productivity and legal costs. This conference offers expert legal advice as well as practical examples from real employers about how to make the relationship with trade unions benefit staff relations rather than putting the organisational objectives at risk.
It is essential that all employers working with trade unions understand the laws surrounding trade union recognition and de-recognition; individual and collective consultations; the rights of trade union members; dispute resolution procedures and know to how effectively manage the relationship with their nominated trade union(s) in order to avoid any issues escalating into costly industrial action.
This conference will examine all these areas. It also aims to open the dialogue between unions and employers on how we can create better working relationships going forward through case studies from Barclays Bank, and The Co-operative Financial Services, and a panel discussion with view points from senior representatives of the major UK trade unions.
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