closed shop

closed shop
Any organization in which there is an agreement between the employers and a trade union that only members of that union will be taken on as employees. Under the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act (1978), as amended by the Employment Acts (1980, 1982, and 1988), all employees are free to join a trade union or not, as they wish. If an employer takes action, short of dismissal, against an employee to enforce membership of a union, the employee can complain to an employment tribunal, which can order the employer to pay him compensation. Dismissal for failure to belong to a trade union is automatically unfair (see unfair dismissal).

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  • closed shop — closed shops N COUNT If a factory, shop, or other business is a closed shop, the employees must be members of a particular trade union. ...the trade union which they are required to join under the closed shop agreement …   English dictionary

  • Closed Shop — [ ʃɔp] der; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. closed shop, eigtl. »geschlossenes Geschäft«>: 1. Betriebsart eines Rechenzentrums, bei der der Benutzer die Daten anliefert u. die Resultate abholt, jedoch zur Datenverarbeitungsanlage selbst keinen …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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  • closed shop — n a company, factory etc where all the workers must belong to a particular ↑trade union …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • closed shop — noun count a business where all the workers must be members of a particular LABOR UNION …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • closed shop — closed′ shop′ n. a business establishment in which union membership is a condition of employment • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • closed shop — ► NOUN ▪ a place of work where all employees must belong to an agreed trade union …   English terms dictionary

  • closed shop — ☆ closed shop n. 1. a factory, business, etc. operating under a contractual arrangement between a labor union and the employer by which only members of the union may be employed 2. this arrangement …   English World dictionary

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