Trade Union Act 2016
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2016 c. 15 |
- (iia) in which at least 50% of those who were entitled to vote in the ballot did so, and
- “(2A) In all cases, the required number of persons for the purposes of subsection (2) (a) (iii) is the majority voting in the ballot.
- (2B) There is an additional requirement where the majority of those who were entitled to vote in the ballot are at the relevant time normally engaged in the provision of important public services, unless at that time the union reasonably believes this not to be the case.
- (2C) The additional requirement is that at least 40% of those who were entitled to vote in the ballot answered “Yes” to the question.
- (2D) In subsection (2B) “important public services” has the meaning given by regulations made by statutory instrument by the Secretary of State.
- (2E) Regulations under subsection (2D) may specify only services that fall within any of the following categories—
- (a) health services;
- (b) education of those aged under 17;
- (c) fire services;
- (d) transport services;
- (e) decommissioning of nuclear installations and management of radioactive waste and spent fuel;
- (f) border security.
- “(2B) The voting paper must include a summary of the matter or matters in issue in the trade dispute to which the proposed industrial action relates.
- (2C) Where the voting paper contains a question about taking part in industrial action short of a strike, the type or types of industrial action must be specified (either in the question itself or elsewhere on the voting paper) .
- (2D) The voting paper must indicate the period or periods within which the industrial action or, as the case may be, each type of industrial action is expected to take place.
- are told—
- (a) the number of individuals who were entitled to vote in the ballot,
- (b) the number of votes cast in the ballot,
- (c) the number of individuals answering “Yes” to the question, or as the...
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