SCHEDULE 1 WORKFORCE AGREEMENTS

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The requirements concerning elections referred to in paragraph 2 are that—

a

the number of representatives to be elected is determined by the employer;

b

the candidates for election as representatives of the workforce are relevant members of the workforce, and the candidates for election as representatives of a group are members of that group;

c

no employee who is eligible to be a candidate is unreasonably excluded from standing for election;

d

all the relevant members of the workforce are entitled to vote for representatives of the workforce, and all the members of a particular group are entitled to vote for representatives of the group;

e

the employees entitled to vote may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected;

f

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 fairly and accurately counted.