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Trade unions: guidance and codes of practice

Guidance, codes of practice and case studies for trade unions, employers, workers and the public.

Trade union legislation is reserved to Westminster, and applies to Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland). Employment law, including trade union law is devolved to Northern Ireland.

See more guidance on trade unions and workers rights.

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) together with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publish national statistics on trade union membership.

Codes of practice (statutory guidance)

Guidance

Policy

Updates to this page

Published 12 November 2012
Last updated 6 August 2024 + show all updates
  1. Link to 'minimum service levels and the use of agency workers during strike action' added to collection page.

  2. 'Reasonable steps to be taken by a trade union: code of practice' added to 'Codes of practice' section.

  3. Minimum service levels (MSL): issuing work notices guidance added to collection.

  4. Updated Codes of Practice added.

  5. First published.