Employers: recognise a trade union

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Ending negotiations

You and the union will not need to continue negotiations if the union withdraws its application. They must do this before the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) either :

  • declares them recognised or not recognised
  • tells you that they’re holding a ballot of your employees

You’re recognising the union voluntarily

If the union is withdrawing its application because you’ve agreed to recognise them, you and the union can tell CAC by sending a ‘joint notice to cease consideration’. This means CAC will no longer be involved.

Send CAC a letter signed by both you and the representative of the union.

You must do this before CAC declares the union is recognised or up to the last day of the ballot notification period (10 working days from when CAC told you about the ballot).

Central Arbitration Committee

PO Box 80600

London

E15 9JX

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