http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/36/section/78Employment Rights Act 2025enStatute Law Database2026-04-09Expert Participation2026-04-07
Part 4Trade unions and industrial action, etcStrikes: minimum service levelsRepeal of provision about minimum service levels
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1
In the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, omit sections 234B to 234G (minimum service levels for certain services).
2
Accordingly, in that Act—
a
in section 219 (protection from tort liabilities), in subsection (4), for the words from “to”, in the first place it occurs, to “steps);” substitute
to—
a
sections 222 to 225 (action excluded from protection),
b
section 226 (requirement of ballot before action by trade union), and
c
section 234A (requirement of notice to employer of industrial action);
;
b
in section 234A (notice to employers of industrial action), in subsection (3)—
i
at the end of paragraph (a), insert “and”;
ii
omit paragraph (ba) and the “and” before it;
c
omit the italic heading before section 234B;
d
for the italic heading before section 235 substitute “Sections 226 to 234A: meaning of “contract of employment””;
e
in section 235 (construction of references to contract of employment)—
i
in the heading, at the end insert “in sections 226 to 234A”;
ii
for “to 234G” substitute “to 234A”;
f
in section 238A (unfair dismissal: participation in official industrial action)—
i
in subsection (2), insert “and” at the end of paragraph (a) and omit paragraph (aa) (and the “and” after it);
ii
for subsection (9) substitute—
9
In this section “date of dismissal” has the meaning given by section 238(5).
;
g
in section 246 (minor definitions), for “where section 229(2A) applies (see that section and 234G(2))” substitute “for the purposes of section 229(2) (see section 229(2A))”;
h
in section 299 (index of defined expressions)—
i
in the entry for “contract of employment”, for “234G” substitute “234A”;
ii
in the entry for “not protected”, for “, 234A and 234E” substitute “and 234A”;
iii
omit the entries for “minimum service regulations (in Part 5)”, “relevant service (in Part 5)” and “work notice (in Part 5)”.
3
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 is repealed.
S. 78 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 159(1)(c)