Trade Union Act 2016 now published
Date published: 06/05/2016
Act received Royal Assent on 4 May 2016
The Trade Union Act 2016 is now available in final form from the legislation.gov site using the link below:
The Act received Royal Assent on 4 May but no date has been set for commencement and some parts will require further legislation before they can come into force.
The Act, among many other changes:
- introduces a new 6 month time limit (which can be increased to 9 months if the union and employer agree) for industrial action following a vote for industrial action
- imposes more stringent requirements for the description of the dispute and the planned industrial action on the ballot paper,
- gives more powers to the Certification Officer to ensure new and existing rules are always followed by unions
