Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 136A — Right to statement of trade union rights
Right to statement of trade union rights 136A 1 A worker’s employer must give the worker a written statement that the worker has the right to join a trade union. 2 The statement must be given— a at…
Section 137 — Refusal of employment on grounds related to union membership.
Refusal of employment on grounds related to union membership. 137 1 It is unlawful to refuse a person employment— a because he is, or is not, a member of a trade union, or b because he is unwilling…
Section 138 — Refusal of service of employment agency on grounds related to union membership.
Refusal of service of employment agency on grounds related to union membership. 138 1 It is unlawful for an employment agency to refuse a person any of its services— a because he is, or is not, a…
Section 139 — Time limit for proceedings.
Time limit for proceedings. 139 1 An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 137 or 138 unless it is presented to the tribunal— a before the end of the period of three months…
Section 140 — Remedies.
Remedies. 140 1 Where the employment tribunal finds that a complaint under section 137 or 138 is well-founded, it shall make a declaration to that effect and may make such of the following as it…
Section 141 — Complaint against employer and employment agency.
Complaint against employer and employment agency. 141 1 Where a person has a right of complaint against a prospective employer and against an employment agency arising out of the same facts, he may…
Section 142 — Awards against third parties.
Awards against third parties. 142 1 If in proceedings on a complaint under section 137 or 138 either the complainant or the respondent claims that the respondent was induced to act in the manner…
Section 143 — Interpretation and other supplementary provisions.
Interpretation and other supplementary provisions. 143 1 In sections 137 to 143— “ advertisement ” includes every form of advertisement or notice, whether to the public or not, and references to…
Section 144 — Union membership requirement in contract for goods or services void.
Union membership requirement in contract for goods or services void. 144 A term or condition of a contract for the supply of goods or services is void in so far as it purports to require that the…
Section 145 — Refusal to deal on union membership grounds prohibited.
Refusal to deal on union membership grounds prohibited. 145 1 A person shall not refuse to deal with a supplier or prospective supplier of goods or services on union membership grounds.“ Refuse to…
Section 145A — Inducements relating to union membership or activities
Inducements relating to union membership or activities 145A 1 A worker has the right not to have an offer made to him by his employer for the sole or main purpose of inducing the worker— a not to be…
Section 145B — Inducements relating to collective bargaining
Inducements relating to collective bargaining 145B 1 A worker who is a member of an independent trade union which is recognised, or seeking to be recognised, by his employer has the right not to have…
Section 145C — Time limit for proceedings
Time limit for proceedings 145C 1 An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 145A or 145B unless it is presented— a before the end of the period of three months beginning…
Section 145D — Consideration of complaint
Consideration of complaint 145D 1 On a complaint under section 145A it shall be for the employer to show what was his sole or main purpose in making the offer. 2 On a complaint under section 145B it…
Section 145E — Remedies
Remedies 145E 1 Subsections (2) and (3) apply where the employment tribunal finds that a complaint under section 145A or 145B is well-founded. 2 The tribunal— a shall make a declaration to that…
Section 145F — Interpretation and other supplementary provisions
Interpretation and other supplementary provisions 145F 1 References in sections 145A to 145E to being or becoming a member of a trade union include references— a to being or becoming a member of a…
Section 146 — Detriment on grounds related to union membership or activities.
Detriment on grounds related to union membership or activities. 146 1 A worker has the right not to be subjected to any detriment as an individual by any act, or any deliberate failure to act, by his…
Section 147 — Time limit for proceedings.
Time limit for proceedings. 147 (1) An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 146 unless it is presented— a before the end of the period of three months beginning with the…
Section 148 — Consideration of complaint.
Consideration of complaint. 148 1 On a complaint under section 146 it shall be for the employer to show what was the sole or main purpose for which he acted or failed to act 2 In determining any…
Section 149 — Remedies.
Remedies. 149 1 Where the employment tribunal finds that a complaint under section 146 is well-founded, it shall make a declaration to that effect and may make an award of compensation to be paid by…
Section 150 — Awards against third parties.
Awards against third parties. 150 1 If in proceedings on a complaint under section 146— a the complaint is made on the ground that the complainant has been subjected to detriment by an act or failure…
Section 151 — Interpretation and other supplementary provisions.
Interpretation and other supplementary provisions. 151 1 References in sections 146 to 150 to being, becoming or ceasing to remain a member of a trade union include references to being, becoming or…
Section 152 — Dismissal of employee on grounds related to union membership or activities.
Dismissal of employee on grounds related to union membership or activities. 152 1 For purposes of Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal) the dismissal of an employee shall be…
Section 153 — Selection for redundancy on grounds related to union membership or activities.
Selection for redundancy on grounds related to union membership or activities. 153 Where the reason or principal reason for the dismissal of an employee was that he was redundant, but it is shown— a…
Section 154 — Disapplication of qualifying period and upper age limit for unfair dismissal
Disapplication of qualifying period and upper age limit for unfair dismissal 154 Sections 108(1) and 109(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (qualifying period and upper age limit for unfair…
Section 155 — Matters to be disregarded in assessing contributory fault.
Matters to be disregarded in assessing contributory fault. 155 1 Where an employment tribunal makes an award of compensation for unfair dismissal in a case where the dismissal is unfair by virtue of…
Section 156 — Minimum basic award.
Minimum basic award. 156 1 Where a dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152(1) or 153, the amount of the basic award of compensation, before any reduction is made under section 122 of the…
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Section 159 — Power to increase sums by order.
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Section 160 — Awards against third parties.
Awards against third parties. 160 1 If in proceedings before an employment tribunal on a complaint of unfair dismissal either the employer or the complainant claims— a that the employer was induced…
Section 161 — Application for interim relief.
Application for interim relief. 161 1 An employee who presents a complaint of unfair dismissal alleging that the dismissal is unfair by virtue of section 152 may apply to the tribunal for interim…
Section 162 — Application to be promptly determined.
Application to be promptly determined. 162 1 An employment tribunal shall determine an application for interim relief as soon as practicable after receiving the application and, where appropriate,…
Section 163 — Procedure on hearing of application and making of order.
Procedure on hearing of application and making of order. 163 1 If on hearing an application for interim relief it appears to the tribunal that it is likely that on determining the complaint to which…
Section 164 — Order for continuation of contract of employment.
Order for continuation of contract of employment. 164 1 An order under section 163 for the continuation of a contract of employment is an order that the contract of employment continue in force— a…
Section 165 — Application for variation or revocation of order.
Application for variation or revocation of order. 165 1 At any time between the making of an order under section 163 and the determination or settlement of the complaint, the employer or the employee…
Section 166 — Consequences of failure to comply with order.
Consequences of failure to comply with order. 166 1 If on the application of an employee an employment tribunal is satisfied that the employer has not complied with the terms of an order for the…
Section 167 — Interpretation and other supplementary provisions.
Interpretation and other supplementary provisions. 167 1 Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal) has effect subject to the provisions of sections 152 to 166 above. 2 Those…
Section 168 — Time off for carrying out trade union duties.
Time off for carrying out trade union duties. 168 1 An employer shall permit an employee of his who is an official of an independent trade union recognised by the employer to take time off during his…
Section 168A — Time off for union learning representatives
Time off for union learning representatives 168A 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…
Section 168B — Time off for union equality representatives
Time off for union equality representatives 168B 1 An employer must permit an employee who is— a a member of an independent trade union recognised by the employer, and b an equality representative of…
Section 169 — Payment for time off under sections 168 to 168B .
Payment for time off under sections 168 to 168B . 169 1 An employer who permits an employee to take time off under section 168 , 168A or 168B shall pay him for the time taken off pursuant to the…
Section 170 — Time off for trade union activities.
Time off for trade union activities. 170 1 An employer shall permit an employee of his who is a member of an independent trade union recognised by the employer in respect of that description of…
Section 171 — Time limit for proceedings.
Time limit for proceedings. 171 1 An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under section 168, 168A, 168B, 169 or 170 unless it is presented to the tribunal— a within three months of the…
Section 172 — Remedies.
Remedies. 172 1 Where the tribunal finds a complaint under section 168 , 168A , 168B or 170 is well-founded, it shall make a declaration to that effect and may make an award of compensation to be…
Section 172A — Publication requirements in relation to facility time
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Section 172B — Reserve powers in relation to facility time
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Section 173 — Intepretation and other supplementary provisions.
Intepretation and other supplementary provisions. 173 1 For the purposes of sections 168 , 168A , 168B and 170 the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when in accordance with…
Section 174 — Right not to be excluded or expelled from union.
Right not to be excluded or expelled from union. 174 1 An individual shall not be excluded or expelled from a trade union unless the exclusion or expulsion is permitted by this section. 2 The…
Section 175 — Time limit for proceedings.
Time limit for proceedings. 175 1 An employment tribunal shall not entertain a complaint under section 174 unless it is presented— a before the end of the period of six months beginning with the date…