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Changes over time for: Section 228


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Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, Section 228 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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[228 Separate workplace ballots.E+W+S
(1)Subject to subsection (2), this section applies if the members entitled to vote in a ballot by virtue of section 227 do not all have the same workplace.
(2)This section does not apply if the union reasonably believes that all those members have the same workplace.
(3)Subject to section 228A, a separate ballot shall be held for each workplace; and entitlement to vote in each ballot shall be accorded equally to, and restricted to, members of the union who—
(a)are entitled to vote by virtue of section 227, and
(b)have that workplace.
(4)In this section and section 228A “workplace” in relation to a person who is employed means—
(a)if the person works at or from a single set of premises, those premises, and
(b)in any other case, the premises with which the person’s employment has the closest connection.]
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