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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.
Guidance on picketing for employers, workers or members of the public who may be affected by a picket or any associated activities.
Complaint form and guidance on who can complain to the Certification Officer (CO), what you can complain about and how to complain.
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.
Guidance for employers to ensure that deductions they make are lawful, and the remedy available to workers from whom deductions are unlawfully made.
Annual return form AR21, ballots and industrial action spreadsheet, statement to members, notice to members and membership audit certificate (MAC).
How the Certification Officer (CO) applies her powers to act without a complaint to conduct investigations into trade unions and employers’ associations.
Certification Officer (CO) guidance for trade unions that want to prove that they are independent from employers.
Employment law gives employees basic protections against being penalised for being, or not being, members of a trade union.
Guidance on the statutory procedure for the recognition and derecognition of trade unions for the purpose of collective bargaining.
A guide to the statutory rights and protections given to those who take industrial action.
How to let the Certification Officer (CO) know about potential fraud or financial irregularities.
Guidance on the Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklisting) Regulations 2010.
A guide for trade unions and employers’ associations seeking to establish a political fund
Guidance on what is meant by unjustifiable discipline by a trade union.
Information from the Certification Officer on levy eligibility, how to pay and how the levy is calculated.
Blank electronic form for Employers' Associations completion
Describes the statutory requirements which apply to trade union elections.
Types of financial irregularities the Certification Officer (CO) can investigate and how to ask the CO to conduct an investigation.
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