Collective disputes
Page updated: 16/07/2026
We want to ensure that our policies and procedures provide fair treatment to all our employees. However, in any organisation as large and complex as us collective disputes may still happen. This policy and procedure has been developed following negotiation with the recognised trade unions to provide a way of resolving disputes that might come up from groups of employees.
Definition
A “collective dispute” is defined as a dispute notified by a recognised trade union, in line with the collective disputes procedure, on behalf of a group of our employees.
Please refer to the procedure for full details.
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