Trade Union Recognition: Ballots
(asked on 12th February 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to introduce consultation on the reduction of membership threshold from 10% for statutory union recognition ballots.
This question was answered on 26th February 2026
The Government will implement in April the power in the Employment Rights Act that enables Ministers to issue secondary legislation to vary the 10% recognition application threshold, within parameters of 10% to 2% membership of the bargaining unit.
We intend to consult on varying the threshold later this year.