Question follow-through · 46764

Industrial Disputes: Trade Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) public and (b) private sector employees can suspend (i) check off and (ii) facility time for trade unions during industrial action.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 22 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 24 Apr 2025
Answer: 30 Apr 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) public and (b) private sector employees can suspend (i) check off and (ii) facility time for trade unions during industrial action.
24 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Apr 2025
Answer published
It is for individual employers and trade unions to agree on appropriate approaches during industrial action. The government encourages employers to work constructively with workers and representatives to resolve disputes.Public and private sector employer...

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