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A UNION acting for two Scottish foster carers claimed a landmark victory yesterday when a tribunal recognised them as employees — a first in Britain.
The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) argued that foster parents James and Christine Johnson were employees of Glasgow City Council and should be entitled to basic rights such as protection from unfair dismissal and for whistleblowing.
The union took the case to an employment tribunal, which ruled that the level of control and mutuality of obligations meant the couple were clearly employees of the council.
The Bill addresses some exploitation but leaves trade unions heavily regulated, most workers without collective bargaining coverage, and fails to tackle the balance of power that enables constant mutation of bad practice, write KEITH EWING and LORD JOHN HENDY KC
