Union check off

New and updated

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  New check-off arrangements take effect

  Updated to reflect that the Regulations changing check-off rules in the public sector, which were due to come into force on 10 March 2018, have been delayed.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Form for an employee to authorise a deduction from their wages for a trade union subscription

  Updated to include information on the draft Regulations on check-off in the public sector, due to come into force on 10 March 2018.

• Date:

  10 July 2016

  Type:

  Law reports

  Trade union subscriptions: union could enforce check off against employer

  The High Court held that a trade union is entitled to enforce check-off provisions where these arrangements form part of the employment contract, despite the fact that the union is not a party to the contract. Kate Hodgkiss explains the High Court decision.