An Employer may 'recognise' a Trade union for a number of different purposes, and at one of a number of different ‘levels’. On the other hand, even where a large number of employees are members of a particular trade union, the employer in question may not wish to recognise that union for any purpose, or at any level.
In terms of purpose, an employer may recognise a union in respect of a number of specified matters relating to the employer’s relationship with its workforce, but not in respect of other such matters.
Levels of trade union recognition
Union recognition may be at a number of different levels in terms of the range of employees and premises covered. Moving from one end of the range to the other, a union may be recognised in respect of:
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particular grades of worker at one factory
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all of the workers at one factory
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all workers at all of the employer’s premises
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all workers at the premises of each employer within a group of companies
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all workers in a particular industry
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