Reform to check off in the public sector
Implementation date: 9 May 2024
The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2023, which were made on 7 February 2024, will bring into force changes to the rules in relation to the check-off process in the public sector, which were originally introduced under the Trade Union Act 2016.
The check off process allows employers to deduct union subscriptions from their workers' salaries. The changes will allow for the check-off process to remain where the union meets the employer's cost of providing check-off facilities. Further, workers would be allowed to pay union subscriptions by other means should they so choose.
The changes are due to come into force on 9 May 2024, and will apply to England and Scotland.
See The consequences of trade union recognition for more information.
