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Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
A trade union is an organisation with members who are usually workers or…
You have the right to: choose to join or not join a union decide to leave…
A trade union representative (‘rep’) is a union member who represents and…
When an employer and a union agree to negotiate on pay, terms and…
Working effectively with trade unions; collective bargaining and agreements, informing and consulting, union subs, the check off, political funds, union reps
If you recognise a union in your workplace there are certain rules you…
You’ll need to work with unions to discuss changes to your employees’…
Employers must inform and consult with a recognised trade union about:…
Some trade union members pay their union subscriptions directly out of…
If you recognise a union, it will normally name one or more of your…
This series brings together all documents relating to trade union statistics.
Rights to paid time off for union reps, shop stewards, health and safety or learning reps or other union officials
Includes health and safety, accidents at work and joining a trade union
Documents related to the Act which reform the framework of trade union law.
The Certification Officer’s procedure for investigating reported financial irregularities in trade unions and employers’ associations.
Employer's responsibilities during the process of union recognition.
Guidance from the Certification Officer (CO).
Empower The Workers’ Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Equality For Workers Union (EFWU) trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Union Workers’ Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
Annual return form AR21, ballots and industrial action spreadsheet, statement to members, notice to members and membership audit certificate (MAC).
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Complain about a trade union if you think they've broken the rules - ballots, strikes, mergers, what you can and cannot complain about, appeal against a decision, anonymous complaints
Provides information on trade union membership among employees in the UK estimated from the Labour Force Survey over the period 1995 to 2019.
Guidance on making an application to the Certification Office to enter a trade union on the Certification Officer’s list of trade unions
Includes industrial action and recognising trade unions
Communication Workers Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents. .
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