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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…
Solidarity trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Industrial action is when workers: go on strike take other action, like…
Your union must have a vote (a ‘ballot’) that’s properly organised…
You have the right to take industrial action and you can’t be legally…
A picket line is where workers and union reps (‘picketers’ or ‘pickets’)…
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
This guide is about derecognising a union who is not independent
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
This guidance is on a Union making an application to be recognised for collective bargaining
The CMA is investigating the completed acquisition by Spreadex Limited of the B2C business of Sporting Index Limited.
This part of Schedule A1 is about changes to the bargaining unit or where the bargaining unit has ceased to exist
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union
Includes industrial action and recognising trade unions
Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery decision of Mr Justice Roth and Judge Jennifer Dean on 22nd March 2024
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