Labour's New Deal: A Bargaining Framework for a New Century?

Abstract

Labour proposes a new vision of labour law. It will reflect Labour's new overall policy of participative, consensus based government and will, Labour believes, remedy the inadequacies of the Employment Contracts Act. As the centennial of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1894 draws close, one might ask whether Labour has forged a policy that, if enacted, may have the same influence in the 21st century.