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216A.—(1) The requirements for the election of employee representatives under Article 216(3)(b)(ii) are that—
(a)the employer shall make such arrangements as are reasonably practical to ensure that the election is fair;
(b)the employer shall determine the number of representatives to be elected so that there are sufficient representatives to represent the interests of all the affected employees having regard to the number and classes of those employees;
(c)the employer shall determine whether the affected employees should be represented either by representatives of all the affected employees or by representatives of particular classes of those employees;
(d)before the election the employer shall determine the term of office as employee representatives so that it is of sufficient length to enable information to be given and consultations under Article 216 to be completed;
(e)the candidates for election as employee representatives are affected employees on the date of the election;
(f)no affected employee is unreasonably excluded from standing for election;
(g)all affected employees on the date of the election are entitled to vote for employee representatives;
(h)the employees entitled to vote may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected to represent them, or if there are to be representatives for particular classes of employees, may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected to represent their particular class of employee;
(i)the election is conducted so as to secure that—
(i)so far as is reasonably practicable, those voting do so in secret, and
(ii)the votes given at the election are accurately counted.
(2) Where, after an election of employee representatives satisfying the requirements of paragraph (1) has been held, one of those elected ceases to act as an employee representative and any of those employees are no longer represented, they shall elect another representative by an election satisfying the requirements of paragraph (1)(a), (e), (f) and (i).]
F1SR 1999/432
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