Acas publishes new guides on employee representation
Acas has published guides on trade union and non-union employee representation in the workplace that are designed to complement its forthcoming revised "Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities".
The final draft of Acas's revised "Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities" is awaiting parliamentary approval. It has been revised, after consultation (PDF format, 419K) (on the Acas website), to reflect the changing nature of the British workplace and the effect that this has had on time off arrangements for representatives.
The first guide deals with managing time off for union representatives, while the second deals with time off for non-union representatives.
- Trade union representation in the workplace: a guide to managing time off, training and facilities (PDF format, 79K) (on the Acas website) This guide gives advice to employers, trade unions and union workplace representatives on the provision of time off, training and facilities to enable union representatives to carry out their duties.
- Non-union representation in the workplace: a guide to managing time off, training and facilities (PDF format, 62K) (on the Acas website) This guide gives advice to employers and non-union workplace representatives on the provision of time off, training and facilities to enable non-union representatives to carry out their duties.
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