SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3 Ballots and notices

Documents for employers

3

1

Section 226A (notice of ballot and sample voting paper for employers) shall be amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2)(c) (notice of ballot must describe employees entitled to vote) for “describing (so that he can readily ascertain them) the employees of the employer” substitute “ containing such information in the union’s possession as would help the employer to make plans and bring information to the attention of those of his employees ”.

3

After subsection (3) insert—

3A

These rules apply for the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection (2)—

a

if the union possesses information as to the number, category or work-place of the employees concerned, a notice must contain that information (at least);

b

if a notice does not name any employees, that fact shall not be a ground for holding that it does not comply with paragraph (c) of subsection (2).

3B

In subsection (3) references to employees are to employees of the employer concerned.