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Summary
Future developments
Action point checklist
Key references
Questions and answers
Voluntary recognition
Preconditions for obtaining compulsory recognition
The recognition process
Exclusions
Derecognition
Recognition and industrial action

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  • Prior to the implementation of the Employment Relations Act 1999, a union could not compel an employer to recognise it for collective bargaining.
  • An employer may voluntarily recognise a union to conduct collective bargaining.
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