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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…

What is a public appointment and how to apply for one.

• Updated: 24 September 2024

Guidance primarily aimed at local responders covering some common issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of an emergency in the UK.

• Updated: 26 March 2013

Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.

• Updated: 31 December 2020

• Updated: 7 April 2020

How OPSS contributes to international legal metrology and who to contact.

• Updated: 25 March 2014

These terms and conditions set out the requirements of membership of the Secretary of State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panels.

• Updated: 14 June 2023

How local councils work in England - types of council, decision-making, council finances, local councillors and making complaints

The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellence

• Updated: 11 March 2024

How benefits, charges and payments for judicial pension schemes of Chapter 2 members are affected by the public service pensions remedy (also known as McCloud).

• Updated: 5 October 2023