20 January 2017

The government has this week released new guidance on how the Trade Union Act 2016 will be applied to public service workers.

Some of the provisions relating to public service workers include reserving Ministerial power to restrict facility time among trade union representatives; placing an additional 40% support threshold on industrial ballots within “important” public services; and restricting the use of check-off systems to deduct trade union subs from wages.

You can find the new guidance on “important” public services here.

The government has also released the results of its consultation into how new restrictions on political funds will impact on trade unions financially, as well as a new impact assessment into the Act as a whole.