Claiming that it will get public services back on track and strengthen the rights of working people, the Government has confirmed its intention to repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.
Minimum service levels will be repealed through the Employment Rights Bill, which will be introduced within the next three months.
Arguing that the measures have not resolved a single strike, unduly restrict workers’ rights and undermine good industrial relations, the Government has also written to all 12 metro mayors across the country, as important partners in resetting relations with these vital sectors, to start engaging with local employers on this upcoming change.
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Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, said: “By removing minimum service levels, we will reset industrial relations, so they are based on good faith negotiation and bargaining, ending the chaos and restoring trust in public services. This is about restoring politics as public service ensuring government acts to fix problems not cause them.”
No employer has used minimum service levels, and they have not resolved any strikes, and only inflamed tensions, he went on. Companies should continue to look for alternative mechanisms to solve disputes through negotiation.
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