43 Union learning representatives
Employment Act 2002 (2002 c 22) | Legislation

43  Union learning representatives

(1)     The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c 52) is amended as follows.

(2)     After section 168 there is inserted—

“168A Time off for union learning representatives

(1)     An employer shall permit an employee of his who is—

(a)     a member of an independent trade union recognised by the employer, and

(b)     a learning representative of the trade union,

to take time off during his working hours for any of the following purposes.

(2)     The purposes are—

(a)     carrying on any of the following activities in relation to qualifying members of the trade union—

(i)     analysing learning or training needs,

(ii)     providing information and advice about learning or training matters,

(iii)     arranging learning or training, and

(iv)     promoting the value of learning or training,

(b)     consulting the employer about carrying on any such activities in relation to such members of the trade union,

(c)     preparing for any of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(3)     Subsection (1) only applies if—

(a)     the trade union has given the employer notice in writing that the employee is a learning representative of the trade union, and

(b)     the training condition

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