Employment Law Blog http://blog.etasdirect.com ETAS Direct Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 TRADE UNIONS UP IN ARMS OVER TORIES INTENTIONS TO PREVENT CERTAIN LOCAL AUTHORITY WORKERS FROM STRIKING http://blog.etasdirect.com/2010/01/17/trade-unions-up-in-arms-over-tories-intentions-to-prevent-certain-local-authority-workers-from-striking/ http://blog.etasdirect.com/2010/01/17/trade-unions-up-in-arms-over-tories-intentions-to-prevent-certain-local-authority-workers-from-striking/#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:49:43 +0000 Legal Eagle http://blog.etasdirect.com/2010/01/17/trade-unions-up-in-arms-over-tories-intentions-to-prevent-certain-local-authority-workers-from-striking/  

Can they do this?

Well lets see what the Human Rights lobby have to say.

Remember GHQ in the 80’s!

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Its rumoured that the Tories intend to freeze the minimum wage from 2011.

Can they do this under European Law?

Two things Sir/Madam

1. Yes a government can freeze/suspend minimum pay.

2. They would have to be elected first and even a week is a long time in politics!

Legal Eagle*

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