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Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights

• Joining a trade union

  A trade union is an organisation with members who are usually workers or…

• Trade union membership: your employment rights

  You have the right to: choose to join or not join a union decide to leave…

• Role of your trade union rep

  A trade union representative (‘rep’) is a union member who represents and…

• Union negotiations with your employer

  When an employer and a union agree to negotiate on pay, terms and…

Find out how you should prepare for a telephone or video court or tribunal hearing and what to expect on the day.

• Updated: 23 July 2021

Get a free permit to join family from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein in the UK - check if you’re eligible, documents you need to apply.

• Overview

  You may be able to get an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to…

• Apply if you're joining a family member from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

  You can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to the UK…

• Apply if you’re joining a person of Northern Ireland

  You can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you are an…

• Apply if you have ‘retained the right of residence’

  You may be able to apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you…

• After you get an EU Settlement Scheme family permit

  You will be able to use your EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come…

• If you're living outside the UK with a British citizen

  You can no longer apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if…

How to prepare for a video hearing in the Crown or magistrates’ court and what to expect on the day if you are a professional participant.

• Updated: 8 February 2021

Find out how you can still register for childcare with Ofsted if you do not meet the requirements of being a childminder, nanny, nursery or other daycare.

• Updated: 24 January 2025

Flat Rate VAT scheme - eligibility, thresholds, flat rates of VAT and joining or leaving the scheme.

Joining Forces Credit Union Services is a Ministry of Defence initiative that allows you to save through deduction from your MoD payroll or pension.

• Updated: 14 April 2025

Apply as a child to join or stay with a close relative in the UK who has protection status - eligibility, fees, documents, applying for settlement.

• Updated: 12 December 2014

You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.

• Updated: 1 November 2024