Dealing with Trade Unions

In certain meetings employees have the right to be accompanied by a trade union representative or colleague. When the employee attends a meeting with their representative, what is the representative entitled to do?

Well, they should not answer questions on behalf of the employee, they should not be arguing their member’s case for them, they should not be brow-beating you into dropping the matter, and they certainly should not be making threats of litigation against the company. Yet many do.

Should you ask them to leave the meeting? Should you postpone the hearing? What are your rights?

This is where My Legal HR can be invaluable. We know the law, not what the employee and their representative would like it to be.

Let us remove the stress and anxiety on you holding the meeting by instructing us to hold it on your behalf. This leaves you free to run the business in the knowledge the matter is being dealt with correctly, professionally, and in accordance with employment law as well as your policies and procedures.

There’s no contractual tie-in, you’re free to use us whenever you want. 

Contact us today on 0151 513 3324 for a free, no obligation discussion and let us resolve your workplace issues tomorrow.