Welcome to the Official Website of the Northern Ireland Certification Office for Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
The Certification Officer is responsible for:
- maintaining a list of trade unions and employers' associations
- receiving and scrutinising annual returns from trade
unions and employers' associations - determining complaints concerning trade union elections,
certain other ballots and breaches of trade union rules - ensuring observance of statutory requirements governing
mergers between trade unions and between employers' associations - overseeing the political funds and the finances of trade unions
and employers associations - certifying the independence of trade unions
More detailed information on the role of the Certification Officer, and the relevant legislation can be found in the annual report.