Employment Act 1990

The Employment Act 1990 is a piece of industrial relations legislation of the United Kingdom.

Employment Act 1990

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make it unlawful to refuse employment, or any service of an employment agency, on grounds related to trade union membership; to amend the law relating to industrial action and ballots; to make further provision with respect to the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members; to confer a power to revise or revoke Codes of Practice; to provide for the merger of the Redundancy Fund with the National Insurance Fund; to amend the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973; and for connected purposes.
Citation	1990 c. 38
Dates
Royal assent	1 November 1990
Text of the Employment Act 1990 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Act banned closed shops, which had already been restricted by the Employment Act 1982 by requiring 80-85% to support them (such an impractical requirement that they had been effectively almost banned). It also banned secondary action in industrial disputes, again building on restrictions on that form of picketing introduced by the Employment Act 1980.

Sources

• Employment Act 1990, as enacted. Legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 16 July 2017