Prior to any industrial action or other significant trade union ballot, such as a strike ballot, an indicative or consultation ballot may be undertaken to gauge member interest on the topic concerned. Indicative or consultative ballots are undertaken as a formal ballot is costly, due to being covered by legislation which forces a trade union to use a postal paper ballot or workplace ballot.
Launched in early 2021, our live voting platform – Conference Voting, is proving a hit with companies that want a simple solution to enable real-time voting for attendees at remote and hybrid meetings. As meetings, conferences, and events continue to be held in...
Background As Covid-19 lockdown measures ease, it is likely there will be a preference for companies to run general meetings as hybrid meetings, which are meetings that are part in person and part remote. From a participation viewpoint, hybrid meetings offer companies...