Part IV Industrial Relations
Chapter III Codes of Practice
Codes of Practice issued by ACAS
199 Issue of Codes of Practice by ACAS.
1
ACAS may issue Codes of Practice containing such practical guidance as it thinks fit for the purpose of promoting the improvement of industrial relations.
2
In particular, ACAS shall in one or more Codes of Practice provide practical guidance on the following matters—
a
the time off to be permitted by an employer to a trade union official in accordance with section 168 (time off for carrying out trade union duties);
b
the time off to be permitted by an employer to a trade union member in accordance with section 170 (time off for trade union activities); and
c
the information to be disclosed by employers to trade union representatives in accordance with sections 181 and 182 (disclosure of information for purposes of collective bargaining).
3
The guidance mentioned in subsection (2)(a) shall include guidance on the circumstances in which a trade union official is to be permitted to take time off under section 168 in respect of duties connected with industrial action; and the guidance mentioned in subsection (2)(b) shall include guidance on the question whether, and the circumstances in which, a trade union member is to be permitted to take time off under section 170 for trade union activities connected with industrial action.
4
ACAS may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a Code of Practice issued by it and issue that revised Code.