INTRODUCTION
The case of Secretary of State for the Home Department v Cox highlights how individual and collective labour law intertwine. It relates to the system of check off, whereby individual trade union members see their union membership fees deducted directly from their salary. It highlights the contractual status of such a clause. The check off system still operates mainly in the public sector. Since 2014, government departments have attempted to remove this trade union facility and therefore put the burden on unions to campaign for members to switch to direct debits, risking losing members along the way and adding to their administrative burden. Trade unions consequently started legal proceedings to try to stop this practice on two levels …
Pascale Lorber, Check off, Variation of Contract and Collective Voice: Secretary of State for the Home Department v Cox, Industrial Law Journal, Volume 52, Issue 4, December 2023, Pages 944–955. Published: 2 January 2024.
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