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Public Sector: Trade Unions

Asked by John GlenConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 2 August 2024UIN 902

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on check-off in the public sector.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations, also known as the ‘Check-off Regulations’ were brought in by the previous government. This Government values the role of trade unions and is supportive of employers enabling their employees to pay their subscriptions in a straightforward and convenient way.

The Government's King’s Speech committed to updating trade union legislation so it is fit for a modern economy and removing unnecessary restrictions on trade union activity.



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