TU recognition: sufficiently strong connection with GB (News, 15 October 2012)

Article summary

The statutory procedure under which a trade union may apply to the Central Arbitration Committee to seek recognition from an employer for the purposes of collective bargaining is not subject to a specific territorial restriction with regard to the workers in the proposed bargaining unit. The fact that all or the majority of those workers are not based in Great Britain is not determinative of the issue. Rather, in the case of a trade union registered in Great Britain seeking recognition from an employer incorporated in Great Britain, the test for whether the statutory procedure applies is whether the connection of workers within the proposed bargaining unit, taken as a group, with Great Britain is sufficiently strong for the trade union to be able to seek recognition. Administrative Court: Netjets Management v Central Arbitration Committee and Skyshare.