Section 70ZB Access requests and response noticesF1

(1)

A qualifying trade union may give an employer a request for access by one or more officials of the union for any of the access purposes.

(2)

A request under subsection (1)—

(a)

may request access on one or more occasions;

(b)

may include the terms on which access is requested (including as to what (if any) assistance the employer is requested to provide in relation to the access).

(3)

A request under subsection (1) must—

(a)

be in the prescribed form;

(b)

include the prescribed information;

(c)

be given in the prescribed manner.

(4)

An employer that has been given a request under subsection (1) may give the union a notice agreeing with the request or disagreeing with the request (in whole or in part).

(5)

A notice under subsection (4) must—

(a)

be in the prescribed form;

(b)

include the prescribed information;

(c)

be given in the prescribed manner.

(6)

In this Chapter—

“access request” means a request under subsection (1) given in accordance with subsection (3);
“response notice” means a notice under subsection (4) given in accordance with subsection (5).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 1 Ch. 5ZA inserted (6.1.2026 for specified purposes) by Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36), ss. 59(2), 159(3); S.I. 2026/3, reg. 2(19)(b)