§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if persons dismissed from their employment solely because of the introduction of a closed shop are debarred from receiving unemployment benefit.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe Social Security Act 1975 provides for claims for unemployment benefit to be decided by independent adjudicating authorities in the light of the particular circumstances of the case. However, under existing case law, a disqualification for the receipt of unemployment benefit is not imposed because a claimant has been dismissed for refusing to join a trade union after the conditions of his employment have been changed by the introduction of a closed shop agreement.