Section 188(1B)

For the purposes of this section the appropriate representatives of any affected employees are– if the employees are of a description in respect of which an independent trade union is recognised by their employer, representatives of the trade union, or in any other case, whichever of the following employee representatives the employer chooses:– employee representatives appointed or elected by the affected employees otherwise than for the purposes of this section, who (having regard to the purposes for and the method by which they were appointed or elected) have authority from those employees to receive information and to be consulted about the proposed dismissals on their behalf; employee representatives elected by the affected employees, for the purposes of this section, in an election satisfying the requirements of section 188A(1).

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04