137 Refusal of employment on grounds related to union membership
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (1992 c 52) | Legislation

Part III Rights in Relation to Union Membership and Activities

Access to employment

137  Refusal of employment on grounds related to union membership

(1)     It is unlawful to refuse a person employment—

(a)     because he is, or is not, a member of a trade union, or

(b)     because he is unwilling to accept a requirement—

(i)     to take steps to become or cease to be, or to remain or not to become, a member of a trade union, or

(ii)     to make payments or suffer deductions in the event of his not being a member of a trade union.

(2)     A person who is thus unlawfully refused employment has a right of complaint to an [employment tribunal].

(3)     Where an advertisement is published which indicates, or might reasonably be understood as indicating—

(a)     that employment to which the advertisement relates is open only

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