Collection

Guidance issued by the Certification Officer

Information relating to the list of trade unions and employers' associations, levy, complaints, political fund, mergers and submitting annual returns.

• From: Certification Officer
• Published: 29 February 2024

Complaints and whistleblowing

• Complain to the Certification Officer about a trade union or an employers’ association
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Report financial irregularity in a trade union or employers’ association
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Certification Officer’s hearing procedures
  • 31 March 2025
  • Guidance
• Whistleblow on a trade union or an employers’ association
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance

Submitting an annual return

• Submit an annual return for a trade union
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Submit an annual return for an employers’ association
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance

The list of trade unions and employers' associations

• Apply to be on the official list of trade unions or employers’ associations
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Apply to be removed from the list of trade unions and employers’ associations
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance

Political funds

• Establishing A Political Fund
  • 10 July 2020
  • Guidance

Certificate of Independence

• Apply for a Certificate of Independence
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance

Mergers

• Mergers between trade unions and between employers’ associations
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance

Published 29 February 2024