Are employers obliged to provide information to trade union representatives for collective bargainin...........

Industrial Relation and labour law Trade Unions

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Are employers obliged to provide information to trade union representatives for collective bargaining purposes?

No, because it would be unfair on the employer in the negotiations.

No, because there might be a lot of sensitive information included which the employer might not wish to be known.

Yes, if it is information that the employee representatives need to carry on collective bargaining.

Yes, but only if the union representatives agree to keep it secret.

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Explanation:

Employers have a duty to disclose to employee representatives, on request, all such information relating to their undertakings as is in their possession which is both information without which the union representatives would be to a material extent impeded in carrying on such collective bargaining; and information which it would be in accordance with good industrial relations practice that they should disclose.