Working Successfully With Trade Unions
Changes to trade union rights will affect employers differently depending on whether they already recognise a union. All organisations need to understand the changing legal framework, prepare HR teams and managers, and consider how they will respond to workplace access requests and increased union activity.
Our Working Successfully with Trade Unions training offers two practical half-day courses. Choose based on whether your organisation currently recognises a trade union:
- No recognised trade union: Choose the course for non-unionised employers.
- Already recognise a trade union: Choose the course for unionised employers.
If you are unsure, check with your HR team before booking. Having employees who are union members does not necessarily mean your organisation recognises a union.
Non-unionised employers: new trade union access rights and preparing for union activity
For HR teams and managers in organisations that do not currently recognise a trade union.
Understand the new access rights and the legal and practical issues that can arise if union activity develops. This half-day course will help you prepare for access requests, strengthen employee voice and build manager confidence, so your organisation can respond consistently.
Unionised employers: new trade union access rights and working with recognised unions
For HR teams and managers in organisations that currently recognise a trade union.
Understand the new access rights and the practical effect of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on your employee relations. This half-day course will help you strengthen relationships with recognised unions and manage agreements, disputes and industrial action confidently and consistently.
