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Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 50223

Trade Union Recognition

Tabled: 6 May 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to change the 21 employee threshold for the recognition of a trade union.

Answer

Justin Madders
The exemption for small employers under the statutory recognition scheme where the workplace is comprised of less than 21 workers has been in place for many years. The government has no plans to change it.