# Employment Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 5


(1) Paragraph 14 (acceptance of applications: multiple applications) is amended as follows.
(2) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(b), any worker who joined any of the relevant bargaining units after the application day is to be disregarded.”
(3) In sub-paragraph (4), for “10 per cent test” substitute “required percentage test”.
(4) In sub-paragraph (5)—
(a) for “10 per cent test” substitute “required percentage test”;
(b) for “at least 10 per cent” substitute “at least the required percentage (see paragraph 171B)”.
(5) After sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(5A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (5), any worker who joined the relevant bargaining unit after the application day is to be disregarded.”
(6) In sub-paragraph (7)—
(a) in paragraph (a), for “10 per cent test” substitute “required percentage test”;
(b) in paragraph (b), for “10 per cent test” substitute “required percentage test”.
(7) In sub-paragraph (8), for “10 per cent test” substitute “required percentage test”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/36/schedule/6/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-act-2025/schedule-6/paragraph-5
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