Paragraph 3

The requirements concerning elections referred to in the definition of “representatives of the workforce” are that—

(a)

the number of representatives to be elected is determined by the employer;

(b)

the candidates for election as representatives of the workforce are relevant members of the workforce, and the candidates for election as representatives of a group are members of the group;

(c)

no employee who is eligible to be a candidate is unreasonably excluded from standing in the election;

(d)

all the relevant members of the workforce are entitled to vote for representatives of the workforce, and all the members of a particular group are entitled to vote for representatives of the group;

(e)

the employees entitled to vote may vote for as many candidates as there are representatives to be elected; and

(f)

the election is conducted so as to ensure that—

(i)

so far as practicable, those voting do so in secret; and

(ii)

the votes given at the election are fairly and accurately counted.