The Employment Act 1990 is a piece of
industrial relations
Industrial relations or employment relations is the multidisciplinary academic field that studies the employment relationship; that is, the complex interrelations between employers and employees, labor/trade
unions, employer organizations, ...
legislation of the United Kingdom.
The Act banned
closed shops
A pre-entry closed shop (or simply closed shop) is a form of union security agreement under which the employer agrees to hire union members only, and employees must remain members of the union at all times to remain employed. This is different fro ...
, which had already been restricted by the
Employment Act 1982
The Employment Act 1982 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (1982 c. 46), mainly relating to trade unions. It increased compensation for those dismissed because of the closed shop and restricted the immunities enjoyed by trade unio ...
by requiring 80-85% to support them (such an impractical requirement that they had been effectively almost banned). It also banned
secondary action
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature
* Secondary emission, of particles
** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products
* The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding i ...
in industrial disputes, again building on restrictions on that form of picketing introduced by the
Employment Act 1980
The Employment Act 1980 (c 42) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed under the first term of Margaret Thatcher's premiership and mainly relating to trade unions.
Overview
It restricted the definition of lawful picketing 'str ...
.
Sources
Employment Act 1990, as enacted Legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 16 July 2017
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United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1990