# Employment Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 19


(1) Paragraph 29 (result of ballot) is amended as follows.
(2) For sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A) substitute—
“(1) The CAC must act under this paragraph as soon as reasonably practicable after—
(a) the CAC is informed of the result of a ballot by the person conducting it, and
(b) the complaint period ends.
(1ZA) The complaint period is the period of 5 working days starting with the day after—
(a) the date of the ballot, or
(b) if votes may be cast in the ballot on more than one day, the last of those days.
(1A) The duty in sub-paragraph (1) does not apply—
(a) if a complaint is made under paragraph 19N, on or before the day on which the CAC decides whether the complaint is well-founded;
(b) if the CAC gives a notice under paragraph 19O(5).”
(3) For sub-paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) If the result is that the union is (or unions are) supported by a majority of the workers voting, the CAC must issue a declaration that the union is (or unions are) recognised as entitled to conduct collective bargaining on behalf of the bargaining unit.”
(4) Omit sub-paragraphs (5) to (7).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/36/schedule/6/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-2025/schedule-6/paragraph-19
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