Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
What happens next
Your employer can start negotiating with you straight away if they choose to, regardless of how many employees have applied.
If more than 40% of employees have requested an agreement, your employer must start negotiating with you.
If less than 40% of employees have requested an agreement, your employer can:
- say that there’s already a pre-existing agreement
- hold an employee ballot to see if they should start negotiations
An employer can dispute the validity of any request.
Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) can be asked to decide if requests are valid and if pre-existing agreements already exist.
Pre-existing agreements
Your employer may say there’s already an agreement about keeping you informed and consulting you.
A pre-existing agreement is a written explanation of how the employer informs and consults employees or representatives. It must:
- cover all employees
- have been agreed by those employees
You can complain to CAC if you do not agree there’s a pre-existing agreement.