Metroline Travel Limited and Others v Unite the Union [2012]
Decision Number: Legal Body: High Court of England & Wales
Published on: 29/06/2012
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Background

This was an application for interim injunctions to restrain the defendant trade union from calling upon its members to take part in industrial action, in protest at the refusal of the claimant employer to pay them a bonus for working during the Olympic Games.

The Claimant argued the ballot and strike notices sent by Unite were imprecise and did not comply with the statutory requirements of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and, therefore, the union could not successfully invoke the immunity from legal action under s.219(1) in respect of the strike and that an injunction should be granted as damages would not be an adequate remedy. Under s.226A(2C), the notice must contain information to enable

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 29/06/2012