Time off for trade union duties and activities - a guide to facility time (August 2017)

Chapter 4

4. Union safety reps

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Union safety reps play a very important role and have time off rights under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. There are parallel arrangements for non-union safety reps, and also specialist provisions for safety reps in areas such as the offshore industry.


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