The controversial Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Bill, which aims to ensure there are minimum working standards during strike days across six sectors, including health and transport, passed in the Commons yesterday evening.
But the Government’s new strikes law could hinder the future of industrial action.
The controversial proposals aim to ensure there are minimum working standards during strike days across six sectors, including health and transport.cleared the Commons in a late-night Monday sitting, with MPs voting 315 to 246, a majority of 69.She added: ‘It threatens key workers with the sack during a workers shortage and crisis, mounts an outright assault on the fundamental freedom of working people, while doing absolutely nothing to resolve the crisis at hand.
Yesterday, Business Secretary Grant Shapps had claimed the Bill was ‘simply proposing to protect people’s lives and to protect people’s livelihoods’.
His comments come as Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned it will be subject to legal challenges unless it is drastically amended. The Conservative former business secretary gave his backing to the Bill in the Commons, but said it was ‘badly written’ and criticised the sweeping powers it gives to his successorMr Rees-Mogg urged ministers to allow the House of Lords to amend the Bill to add detail to it, claiming this would mean it was ‘much less susceptible to judicial review’.
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