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Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time, under changes brought in by the Equality Act 2025 from 18 February 2026; and that employers will have a duty to provide facilities to union representatives and time off for union equality representatives in measures expected to come into force in October 2026.
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Updated to reflect the Government's timeline update for the Employment Rights Act 2025, published 3 February 2026.
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Updated to reflect the Government's timeline update for the Employment Rights Act 2025, published 3 February 2026.
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This guide sets out the collective bargaining process of negotiation between representatives of trade unions and employers in respect of employees' terms and conditions such as pay, hours of work and working conditions. The guide also summaries collective agreements, which are agreements between trade unions (acting on behalf of workers) and employers or groups of employers covering matters such as pay, hours of work and working conditions.
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Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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In Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another, the Supreme Court held that Deliveroo riders are not in an employment relationship and fall outside the scope of the trade union rights under art.11 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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Updated to reflect the publication of draft regulations affecting check-off in the public sector, due to come into force on 9 May 2024.
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The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023 provide for changes to the rules in relation to the check off process in the public sector.
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In INEOS Infrastructure Grangemouth Ltd v Jones and others, the EAT held that the employer had offered an unlawful inducement when it imposed a pay award in circumstances where collective bargaining pay negotiations had not been exhausted.