trade union
An organization whose members are wholly or mainly workers and whose principal purposes include the regulation of relations between workers and employers or employers’ associations. Unions’ affairs are regulated by the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. This provides that: secret ballots must be held for election of unions’ executive committees and before any industrial action backed by the union (see strike); union funds cannot be used to indemnify individuals for fines imposed by a court for a criminal offence or contempt of court; and unions’ accounting records must be open to inspection by their members, who can challenge any unlawful use of the funds through the courts. There is a right for trade union members not to be unjustifiably disciplined by their union (for example for failing to take industrial action). A member can apply to an employment tribunal for a declaration that he has been unjustifiably disciplined. The employment tribunal can award compensation if the claim is upheld. Trade union members seeking to enforce their union membership rights can obtain advice and financial and legal assistance from the Certification Officer.
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- Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- melior est conditio possidentis
- Member of Parliament
- Members’ interests
- memorandum in writing
- memorandum of association
- memorandum of understanding
- menace
- mens rea
- mental disability
- mental disorder
- mental disorder impeding choice
- Mental Health Act Commission
- mental health treatment requirement
- Mental Health Tribunal
- MEP
- mercantile agent
- mercenary
- merchantable quality
- merchant shipping registration
- mercy
- mere equity
- merger
- Mesher order