Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities - Acas releases final draft of new Code of Practice

Written by Ian Congreave - Filed under: Time off (paid and unpaid) on July 1st, 2009

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The final draft of a new detailed Code of Practice on time off for trade union duties and activities has been released on the Acas website. The code has been revised, after consultation, to reflect the changing nature of the British workplace and the effect this has had on time off arrangements for trade union representatives. The Code also provides guidance on time off for Union Learning Representatives.

The law requires time off with pay for

union representatives to perform trade union duties, including accompanying workers at disciplinary and grievance hearings, and
union representatives and Union Learning Representatives to attend relevant training.

The Code provides detailed guidance on how such payments must be calculated.

There is no statutory requirement for time off for union activities to be with pay.

The new statutory Code is subject to Parliamentary approval and will come force from 1 October 2009.

Further information:
Code of Practice – Time off for trade union duties and activities

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Written by Ian Congreave -

Filed under: Time off (paid and unpaid) on July 1st, 2009