The Strikes (certain Service Levels) Act 2023 attempted to require various industries to offer a certain level of service when engaging in strike action.
It followed an unprecedented wave of walkouts by hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees over compensation, jobs, and conditions.
The bill was criticized as anti-union during its passage, with Labour threatening to abolish it if elected.
The new government has now announced plans to unpick the legislation through the Employment Rights Bill, which will be submitted within the first 100 days.
Ministers stated that the actions did not resolve a single strike.
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said: Attempting to restrict working people’s fundamental freedoms has gotten us nowhere, and this was directed at sectors that dedicate their life to helping us all.
That is why we are repealing this worthless law and forming a new alliance between industry, trade unions, and working people through our New Deal.
She stated that repealing this act is the first step in our goal to reform industrial relations so that they are suited for a contemporary economy.
