"UK trade union law breaches workers' rights, Supreme Court rules", 17 April, 2024

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Fiona Mercer, a care-worker and trade unionist from the northwest of England, took legal action against her employer after she was suspended in 2019 during planned strike action.

In 2022, the Court of Appeal in London ruled British trade union law may be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)...

But on Wednesday, after a nearly five-year legal battle, Britain's highest court upheld Mercer's appeal in a landmark decision on trade union rights...

A spokesperson for Britain's Department of Business and Trade, however, was equivocal on whether the law would be amended, saying "the government will consider the judgment carefully before responding"...

The Supreme Court said this meant employers could impose any sanction short of dismissal for striking, which "encourages and legitimises unfair and unreasonable conduct by employers".

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