Orders of the Day — Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:53 pm on 17 November 1992.

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Photo of Mr Michael Forsyth Mr Michael Forsyth , Stirling 5:53, 17 November 1992

I think that a misunderstanding may have arisen about what is stated in the Wages Act 1986. The Act clearly provides that an employer may make a deduction from a worker's wages in only three circumstances, one of which is where the deduction is required or authorized…by virtue of…any relevant provision of the worker's contract". The point is that, when a collective agreement provides for the deduction of trade union dues, the deduction can be made without a worker's individual consent. The Bill provides for that consent to be required.