# Employment Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 18

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Paragraph 28 (costs of ballot) is amended as follows.
(2) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) If the ballot is one to which a notice under paragraph 19O(5) relates, the gross costs of the ballot are to be borne by such of the parties and in such proportions as the CAC may determine.”
(3) In sub-paragraph (2), for “The gross costs” substitute “If the ballot is one to which a notice under paragraph 22(3) or 23(2) relates, the gross costs”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (4), for “the employer and the union (or each of the unions)” substitute “the party or parties required to bear the costs”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/36/schedule/6/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-2025/schedule-6/paragraph-18
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