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Introduction Introduction
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‘Non-Standard’ Workers ‘Non-Standard’ Workers
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Definitions Definitions
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Trade union membership among ‘non-standard’ workers Trade union membership among ‘non-standard’ workers
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Freedom of Association Freedom of Association
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Workplace Size Thresholds Workplace Size Thresholds
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Employee or worker? Employee or worker?
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Part-time employees Part-time employees
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Information about ‘Non-standard’ Work Information about ‘Non-standard’ Work
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Abstract
The phenomenon of ‘non-standard’ working poses significant challenges from the perspective of collective organization and representation: unions may find it harder to reach ‘non-standard’ workers and such workers may be reluctant to join unions or participate in union activities. Although the problems with giving ‘non-standard’ or atypical workers a collective voice at work are primarily practical in nature, there are also some legal obstacles. I will explore three such issues in English law: the law on freedom of association for ‘non-standard’ workers, the treatment of ‘non-standard’ workers when calculating firm size thresholds for the purposes of the law on collective bargaining and consultation, and worker representatives’ entitlement to information about ‘non-standard’ workers for the purposes of collective bargaining or consultation.
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