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As a public sector employer, you must report and publish information on facility time for your employees who are trade union representatives.
Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.
Practical guidance to trade unions and employers to promote the improvement of industrial relations and good practice in the conduct of trade union industrial action ballots.
Complaint form and guidance on who can complain to the Certification Officer (CO), what you can complain about and how to complain.
Guidance on picketing for employers, workers or members of the public who may be affected by a picket or any associated activities.
Annual return form AR21, ballots and industrial action spreadsheet, statement to members, notice to members and membership audit certificate (MAC).
Employment law gives employees basic protections against being penalised for being, or not being, members of a trade union.
A guide to the statutory rights and protections given to those who take industrial action.
Certification Officer (CO) guidance for trade unions that want to prove that they are independent from employers.
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
The determination of complaints by the Certification Officer under the Trade Union & Labour relation (consolidation) Act 1992
How to let the Certification Officer (CO) know about potential fraud or financial irregularities.
Guidance on the statutory procedure for the recognition and derecognition of trade unions for the purpose of collective bargaining.
Guidance for trade unions on “reasonable steps” in relation to minimum service levels.
How the Certification Officer (CO) applies her powers to act without a complaint to conduct investigations into trade unions and employers’ associations.
Guidance for employers, trade unions and workers on issuing work notices in relation to minimum service levels during strike action.
Transfer of engagements and amalgamations: guidance from the Certification Officer (CO).
Blank electronic form and Ballots and Industrial Action Spreadsheet for Trade Unions completion
Guidance for employers to ensure that deductions they make are lawful, and the remedy available to workers from whom deductions are unlawfully made.
A guide for trade unions and employers’ associations seeking to establish a political fund
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