Guidance

Union membership: rights of members and non-members

Employment law gives employees basic protections against being penalised for being, or not being, members of a trade union.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 8 May 2006

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

Documents

Union membership: rights of members and non-members

Ref: BIS/06/558

PDF, 166 KB, 41 pages

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Details

This guide explains these protections and what an individual can do if their rights are infringed. It also describes related provisions which prohibit requirements about union membership or union recognition from being included in commercial contracts.

Published 8 May 2006