Notice

Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Act 2023

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act amends the legal framework governing industrial action to enable Minimum Service Levels to be set in key sectors during periods of strike action.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 21 February 2023

Documents

Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: impact assessment

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Memorandum on the European Convention of Human Rights

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Details

Minimum service levels (MSLs) aim to limit the impacts of strike action on the lives and livelihoods of the public and to strike a balance between the right of unions and their members to strike with the need for the wider public to be able to access key services during strikes.

The legislation allows regulations to be made to establish the required minimum level of service and specific services it will apply to, following consultation and approval by parliament.

See the related consultations:

• Minimum service levels in event of strike action: ambulance services
• Minimum service levels for fire and rescue services
• Minimum service levels for passenger rail during strike action

Published 21 February 2023