Asked by: David Reed (Conservative - Exmouth and Exeter East)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department made of the evidence submitted to the consultation regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Department for Business and Trade carefully considered the evidence submitted through the public consultation on the operational details of the trade union right of access framework, including views on a proposed exemption from statutory access provisions for employers of a certain size.
The government published its response to this consultation on 8 April, setting out the final approach and rationale, including an exemption for employers with fewer than 21 workers. This is consistent with the statutory recognition framework, and strikes a balance between ensuring unions can access workplaces where there is the greatest potential for recognition, while limiting administrative burdens on smaller employers.
Asked by: David Reed (Conservative - Exmouth and Exeter East)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what meetings did his department hold with trade unions regarding the setting of the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Department for Business and Trade held several roundtable discussions with business and industry groups throughout the development of the trade union right of access policy. In these meetings the threshold for trade union access to SMEs was discussed. This has included discussions before and during the relevant consultations on the secondary legislation and the new Code of Practice on access.
Asked by: David Reed (Conservative - Exmouth and Exeter East)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions were had with business and industry groups regarding the threshold for trade union access to SMEs.
Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
The Department for Business and Trade held several roundtable discussions with business and industry groups throughout the development of the trade union right of access policy. In these meetings the threshold for trade union access to SMEs was discussed. This has included discussions before and during the relevant consultations on the secondary legislation and the new Code of Practice on access.