How the Job Retention Scheme demonstrated the failings of British Labour Law?

The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) is a perfect case study to highlight the failings of British Labour Law. This article will focus on how such failures were evident in regards to i) lack of unfair dismissal protection, ii) lack of collective bargaining for workers and; iii) lack of protection for precarious workers. What are the fundamental failings of British labour law? In order to determine the failings of British Labour law, it is important to first establish the normative standard it should be held to. It is best to look to the normative framework established by ILO Constitution. In its most recent form, the ILO reinforced the importance of social justice, and social dialogue in contributing to the ‘overall cohesion of societies’, while being ‘crucial for a well-functioning and productive economy’. British labour law has failed to live up to this standard. It has been largely stripped of its traditional function of protecting workers from various abuses of employer power. The pre-p