SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT v. ASSOCIATED SOCIETY OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN AND OTHERS (No. 2)

Abstract

May 19, 1972 Industrial Relations — Industrial dispute — Emergency provisions — “Irregular industrial action” — Work to rule on railways — “Concerted course of conduct … by a group of workers” — Whether in “breach of their contracts of employment” — Industrial Relations Act, 1971 (c.72), ss. 33(4), 138(1) (2), 139(1) (4), 141(1) (2), 142(1), 143(1) (2). Master and Servant — Contract of service — Effect of railway work to rule disrupting services — Whether in breach of contract — Industrial Relations Act, 1971, s. 33(4).

Citation

Denning, M.R., Buckley, L.J. and Roskill, L.J. (1972), "SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EMPLOYMENT v. ASSOCIATED SOCIETY OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN AND OTHERS (No. 2)", Managerial Law, Vol. 13 No. 1, pp. 1-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb022128