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Trade Union Act

Documents related to the Act which reform the framework of trade union law.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 15 July 2015
• Last updated: 1 March 2017 — See all updates

The government has introduced reforms to modernise trade union law. Reforms introduced by the Trade Union Act:

• ensure that strike action only ever takes place on the basis of clear and representative mandates, through new thresholds that strike ballots must meet
• improve transparency and oversight of trade unions
• require reasonable notice of strike action, and give employers greater chance to prepare for industrial action and put in place contingency plans.

Consultations

The government is consulting on a number of issues connected with the bill.

• Electronic balloting for industrial action: Knight review - call for evidence
  • 18 December 2017
  • Call for evidence outcome
• Ballot thresholds in important public services
  • 21 January 2016
  • Consultation outcome
• Hiring agency staff during strike action: reforming regulation
  • 15 July 2015
  • Consultation outcome
• Tackling intimidation of non-striking workers
  • 3 November 2015
  • Consultation outcome
• Trade Union Act: political funds
  • 15 January 2017
  • Policy paper

Documents

• Trade Union Bill: equality analysis
  • 10 September 2015
  • Policy paper
• Trade Union Bill: European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)
  • 8 December 2015
  • Policy paper
• Important Public Services Regulations 2017 – guidance on the regulations
  • 15 January 2017
  • Guidance

Impact assessments

• Trade Union Bill: impact assessment
  • 21 January 2016
  • Impact assessment
• Reporting trade union facility time in the public sector: impact assessment (Trade Union Bill)
  • 21 January 2016
  • Impact assessment
• Union subscription wage deduction in the public sector: impact assessment (Trade Union Bill)
  • 21 January 2016
  • Impact assessment
• Trade Union Act Enactment Impact Assessment
  • 15 January 2017
  • Impact assessment
• RPC Opinion on The Industrial Action (Important Public Services) Regulations 2016 – Trade Union Act 40% ballot threshold
  • 15 January 2017
  • Impact assessment

Published 15 July 2015
Last updated 1 March 2017 + show all updates

1. 1 March 2017

   Trade Union Act came into force today March 1 2017

2. 15 January 2017

   New Impact Assessments published

3. 21 January 2016

   Added impact assessments for the Trade Union Bill, reporting trade union facility time in the public sector and union subscription wage deduction in the public sector.

4. 30 July 2015

   Added delegated powers and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) memoranda.

5. 15 July 2015

   First published.