Regulation 3

A trade union of employees may serve on an employer a claim for recognition in Form A set out in the Schedule.

An employer upon whom a claim for recognition has been served must, within 7 working days after the service of the claim, either give recognition to the trade union or, if the employer disputes the claim, notify the Commissioner in writing of the employer’s grounds for not giving recognition.

Upon receipt of a notification from an employer under paragraph (2), the Commissioner may, in his or her discretion, by written notice inform the employer that a secret ballot must be taken in accordance with any directions that the Commissioner may give.

A copy of a notice served on the employer under paragraph (3) must be sent to the trade union or, if there is more than one trade union of employees, the trade unions of employees concerned.