Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. Part I Trade Unions etc.

   1. Union elections and ballots

      1. 1. Election scrutineer to check register.

      2. 2. Counting of election votes etc. by independent person.

      3. 3. Political fund ballots.

      4. 4. Ballots for union amalgamations and transfers of engagements.

      5. 5. Ballots for union amalgamations and transfers of engagements: notice and voting papers not to include influential material.

      6. 6. Confidentiality of trade union’s register of members' names and addresses.

      7. 7. Ballots: repeal of provisions for financial assistance and use of employers' premises.

   2. Financial affairs of unions etc.

      1. 8. Annual return to contain additional information.

      2. 9. Statement to members following annual return.

      3. 10. Investigation of financial affairs.

      4. 11. Offences.

      5. 12. Disqualification of offenders.

   3. Rights in relation to union membership

      1. 13. Action short of dismissal: non infringing actions.

      2. 14. Right not to be excluded or expelled.

      3. 15. Right not to suffer deduction of unauthorised or excessive subscriptions.

      4. 16. Extension of right not to be unjustifiably disciplined.

   4. Industrial action

      1. 17. Requirement of postal ballot.

      2. 18. Notice of ballot and sample voting paper for employers.

      3. 19. Ballot result for employers.

      4. 20. Scrutiny of ballots.

      5. 21. Notice of industrial action for employers.

      6. 22. Industrial action affecting supply of goods or services to an individual.

3. Part II Employment Rights

   1. Maternity

      1. 23. Right to maternity leave and right to return to work.

      2. 24. Dismissal rights.

      3. 25. Rights on suspension on maternity grounds.

   2. Employment particulars

      1. 26. Right to employment particulars.

      2. 27. Entitlement to itemised pay statement.

   3. Employment protection in health and safety cases

      1. 28. Rights to claim unfair dismissal and not to suffer detriment.

   4. Unfair dismissal: assertion of statutory right

      1. 29. Dismissal on ground of assertion of statutory right.

   5. Reinstatement orders: compensation

      1. 30. Compensation for unfair dismissal when reinstatement or re-engagement ordered.

   6. Service in armed forces

      1. 31. Application of 1978 Act to service in armed forces.

   7. Sex discrimination

      1. 32. Right to declaration of invalidity of discriminatory terms and rules.

   8. Transfer and redundancy rights

      1. 33. Amendments of transfer of undertakings regulations.

      2. 34. Redundancy consultation procedures.

4. Part III Other Employment Matters

   1. Abolition of right to statutory minimum remuneration

      1. 35. Repeal of Part II of Wages Act 1986.

   2. Constitution and jurisdiction of tribunals

      1. 36. Constitution of industrial tribunals.

      2. 37. Constitution of Employment Appeal Tribunal.

      3. 38. Extension of power to confer on industrial tribunals jurisdiction in respect of contracts of employment etc.

      4. 39. Agreements not to take proceedings before industrial tribunal.

      5. 40. Restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual misconduct: industrial tribunals.

      6. 41. Restriction of publicity in cases involving sexual misconduct: Employment Appeal Tribunal.

      7. 42. Restriction of vexatious proceedings.

   3. ACAS

      1. 43. Functions of ACAS.

      2. 44. Fees for exercise of functions by ACAS.

   4. Careers services

      1. 45. Careers services.

      2. 46. Careers services: ancillary services.

   5. Training etc. in Scotland

      1. 47. Employment and training functions of Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.

5. Part IV Supplementary

   1. 48. Interpretation.

   2. 49. Miscellaneous and consequential amendments.

   3. 50. Transitional provisions and savings.

   4. 51. Repeals and revocations.

   5. 52. Commencement.

   6. 53. Financial provision.

   7. 54. Northern Ireland.

   8. 55. Short title.

6. 1. Schedule 1

      Political fund ballots.

   2. Schedule 2

      Maternity: the right to return to work.

   3. Schedule 3

      Suspension from work on maternity grounds.

   4. Schedule 4

      Provisions substituted for sections 1 to 6 of 1978 Act.

   5. Schedule 5

      Employment protection in health and safety cases.

   6. Schedule 6

      Compromise contracts.

   7. Schedule 7

      Miscellaneous amendments.

   8. Schedule 8

      Consequential amendments.

   9. Schedule 9

      Transitional provisions and savings.

   10. Schedule 10

       Repeals and revocations.