Weekly issue 51 - October 2000

Consultation rights prove their virility

GMB v Man Truck and Bus UK Ltd [2000] IRLR 636
Scotch Premier Meat Ltd v Burns and ors [2000] IRLR 639

Where the buck stops

HM Prison Service & Ors v Davis (EAT 29.3.00 case No. 1294/98)
Bennett v Essex County Council & Ors (EAT 2.11.99)

Worker or drone

Perceval-Price and others v Department of Economic Development and others [2000] IRLR 380 Northern Ireland Court of Appeal

Human rights are here

The Human Rights Act 1998 is in force in England on 2 October 2000, having previously come into force in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Using the Human Rights Act

In this month's second article on human rights, we look at the ways in which various Convention Articles may be used under the Human Rights Act in trade union and employment law.

Blowing the whistle on elderly care

Bladon v ALM Medical Services Ltd (Manchester Employment Tribunal, IRLB 648)