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649-78
How collective bargaining works
649
Joining a trade union
78
5,608
5,639
649-79
Your employer and trade union must agree on how collective bargaining will be done including:
649
Joining a trade union
79
5,640
5,733
649-80
which union, rep or official will represent a group of workers or employees (this group is called a ‘bargaining unit’)
649
Joining a trade union
80
5,734
5,852
649-81
who is included in the bargaining unit
649
Joining a trade union
81
5,853
5,891
649-82
how often meetings will take place
649
Joining a trade union
82
5,892
5,926
649-83
what issues they’ll discuss
649
Joining a trade union
83
5,927
5,954
649-84
how disagreements will be handled
649
Joining a trade union
84
5,955
5,988
649-85
how collective bargaining will work if more than one union is recognised
649
Joining a trade union
85
5,989
6,061
649-86
Collective agreements
649
Joining a trade union
86
6,062
6,083
649-87
Agreements reached through collective bargaining are called collective agreements and they often mean a change in your employment terms and conditions.
649
Joining a trade union
87
6,084
6,235
649-88
Collective agreements can cover all staff - not just union members.
649
Joining a trade union
88
6,236
6,303
649-89
Your employment contract may say which collective agreements cover you if:
649
Joining a trade union
89
6,304
6,378
649-90
your employer recognises more than one trade union
649
Joining a trade union
90
6,379
6,429
649-91
1 union is recognised to negotiate for more than 1 bargaining unit
649
Joining a trade union
91
6,430
6,496
650-0
Overview
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
0
0
8
650-1
You, together with other employees, can ask your employer to keep you informed and consult with you on issues related to your company or organisation.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
1
9
159
650-2
This may include:
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160
177
650-3
the company or organisation’s performance, for example financially and competitively
650
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178
262
650-4
any changes to your working conditions and employment prospects
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
4
263
326
650-5
This is called an information and consultation agreement.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
5
327
384
650-6
Your employer can start negotiating an agreement without a request from its employees.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
6
385
471
650-7
How to make a request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
7
472
493
650-8
Check that you’re eligible.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
8
494
521
650-9
Write to your employer or the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) with your request.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
9
522
606
650-10
Eligibility
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
10
607
618
650-11
To make a request, you need to be an employee of a company or organisation which has both:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
11
619
709
650-12
at least 50 employees
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
12
710
731
650-13
its registered office, head office or main operation in England, Scotland or Wales
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
13
732
814
650-14
There’s a different process if you work for a company or organisation based in Northern Ireland, unless both of these apply:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
14
815
939
650-15
its head office or registered office is in England, Scotland or Wales
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
15
940
1,009
650-16
the majority of its employees work in England, Scotland or Wales
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
16
1,010
1,074
650-17
Number of employees needed to take part
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
17
1,075
1,114
650-18
Employees can either individually request an arrangement or make a single request as a group.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
18
1,115
1,208
650-19
For the request to be valid the following must apply:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
19
1,209
1,262
650-20
at least 2% of all the employees in the company or organisation make a request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
20
1,263
1,341
650-21
at least 15 employees must make the request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
21
1,342
1,385
650-22
individual requests must be received within a 6 month period to be counted together
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
22
1,386
1,469
650-23
Find out the number of employees
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
23
1,470
1,502
650-24
You can write to your employer to ask how many people they employ.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
24
1,503
1,569
650-25
You can complain to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) if:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
25
1,570
1,633
650-26
your employer refuses to provide the number of employees
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
26
1,634
1,690
650-27
you think the number they’ve given you is wrong
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
27
1,691
1,738
650-28
Download and fill in the complaint form and send it to the address on the form.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
28
1,739
1,818
650-29
Make a request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
29
1,819
1,833
650-30
You can either write to:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
30
1,834
1,858
650-31
your employer to request an arrangement
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
31
1,859
1,898
650-32
the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) - you can do this if you don’t want your employer to know you’re making a request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
32
1,899
2,020
650-33
Request direct to your employer
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
33
2,021
2,052
650-34
Include the following:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
34
2,053
2,075
650-35
the date you’re making the request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
35
2,076
2,110
650-36
your name and the names of any other employees included in your request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
36
2,111
2,182
650-37
Request through CAC
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
37
2,183
2,202
650-38
Email enquiries@cac.gov.uk with the following:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
38
2,203
2,249
650-39
the date you’re making the request
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
39
2,250
2,284
650-40
your name and address
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
40
2,285
2,306
650-41
your employer’s name and address
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
41
2,307
2,339
650-42
the name of the manager who represents the employer
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
42
2,340
2,391
650-43
CAC will tell you and the employer how many requests have been made, without revealing the names of the employees.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
43
2,392
2,506
650-44
What happens next
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
44
2,507
2,524
650-45
Your employer can start negotiating with you straight away if they choose to, regardless of how many employees have applied.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
45
2,525
2,649
650-46
If more than 40% of employees have requested an agreement, your employer must start negotiating with you.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
46
2,650
2,755
650-47
If less than 40% of employees have requested an agreement, your employer can:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
47
2,756
2,833
650-48
say that there’s already a pre-existing agreement
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
48
2,834
2,883
650-49
hold an employee ballot to see if they should start negotiations
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
49
2,884
2,948
650-50
An employer can dispute the validity of any request.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
50
2,949
3,001
650-51
Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) can be asked to decide if requests are valid and if pre-existing agreements already exist.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
51
3,002
3,129
650-52
Pre-existing agreements
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
52
3,130
3,153
650-53
Your employer may say there’s already an agreement about keeping you informed and consulting you.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
53
3,154
3,251
650-54
A pre-existing agreement is a written explanation of how the employer informs and consults employees or representatives. It must:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
54
3,252
3,381
650-55
cover all employees
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
55
3,382
3,401
650-56
have been agreed by those employees
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
56
3,402
3,437
650-57
You can complain to CAC if you do not agree there’s a pre-existing agreement.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
57
3,438
3,515
650-58
If a ballot is held
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
58
3,516
3,535
650-59
Your employer may hold a ballot (a vote) to decide if they should start negotiating.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
59
3,536
3,620
650-60
They must:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
60
3,621
3,631
650-61
tell you no more than 1 month after they get your request that they’re going to hold a ballot
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
61
3,632
3,725
650-62
hold the ballot no sooner than 21 days after they tell you about it
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
62
3,726
3,793
650-63
Your employer might decide to hold a combined ballot of all employees if there is already an agreement (or more than one agreement) covering other parts of the business in addition to your own.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
63
3,794
3,987
650-64
All employees must be allowed to vote in the ballot and the voting must be done in private.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
64
3,988
4,079
650-65
Results of the ballot
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
65
4,080
4,101
650-66
Your employer must start negotiations with you if both these apply:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
66
4,102
4,169
650-67
at least 40% of employees took part in the ballot
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
67
4,170
4,219
650-68
more than 50% of those voting supported the request for an information and consultation agreement
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
68
4,220
4,317
650-69
You cannot request a new agreement for 3 years if the results of the employee ballot do not meet both these requirements.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
69
4,318
4,439
650-70
Complain about a ballot
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
70
4,440
4,463
650-71
Download and fill in the relevant complaint form and send it to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) if:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
71
4,464
4,571
650-72
the employer has not told you that they’re holding a ballot within 1 month of getting your request - use form 8(7)
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
72
4,572
4,686
650-73
you think the employer is taking too long to hold a ballot after they’ve said they would and 21 days have passed - use form 8(8)
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
73
4,687
4,815
650-74
you believe the ballot was not fair - make the complaint within 21 days of the ballot using form 10(2)
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
74
4,816
4,918
650-75
Negotiate an agreement
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
75
4,919
4,941
650-76
You need to negotiate with your employer when they agree - or the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) instruct them - to set up an agreement.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
76
4,942
5,083
650-77
The terms will need to be agreed and written down by your employer and the employee representatives.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
77
5,084
5,184
650-78
If the negotiations are started by the employer without receiving a request, they must inform all employees in writing about what’s happening. You can complain to CAC if they do not.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
78
5,185
5,367
650-79
Selection of employee representatives
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
79
5,368
5,405
650-80
Your employer must make sure that every employee is represented by at least one representative. They can choose whether this is done by appointing or electing the representatives but all employees have a right to be involved in this process.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
80
5,406
5,647
650-81
Complain to CAC within 21 days of the selection of the representatives if you think your employer has not done this properly.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
81
5,648
5,773
650-82
CAC may tell the employer to rerun the process for appointing or electing representatives.
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
82
5,774
5,864
650-83
If negotiations fail
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
83
5,865
5,885
650-84
If your employer does not enter negotiations or an agreement cannot be reached then they must give you the following information and consult with you on:
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
84
5,886
6,039
650-85
what the company or organisation is doing, its economic situation and its future prospects
650
Request an information and consultation agreement with your employer
85
6,040
6,130