Tag Archive: 30th October

Do we have to allow trade unions to enter our workplace?

From 30th October trade unions will have the right to visit and communicate with workers in the workplace. This will apply to all employers with 21 or more workers. If the employer does not agree to a trade union’s request for access, the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) can decide whether access should be granted and on what terms. There is also a Code of Practice setting out how the access regime should work in practice. Why should trade unions have the right to access the workplace? The purpose of the right is to meet, support, represent, recruit or organise workers, and to facilitate collective bargaining. However it cannot be used to organise industrial action. What can trade unions do once they gain access to the...