Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The bill would let workers ask their employer, in writing, to deduct trade union subscriptions from their wages and send the money on to the union within 21 days, along with the required details. It sets out what the request and the employer’s notices must contain, lets workers withdraw the request, and provides a way to deal with employers who do not comply. It does not require employers to recognise a union, and it also allows existing or separately negotiated arrangements to continue.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to impose an obligation on employers, when requested in writing by an employee, to make deductions from the wages of such employee, and, not later than 21 days, remit the amount deducted, along with the written notice of the information required under section 6, to the relevant trade union that is specified in the written request.

Last updated 28 February 2025