ThewLabourwRelations wAct,w200
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THEwLABOURwRELATIONS wACT,w200
7wARRANGEMENT wOFwSECTIONS
Section
PARTw1w―wPRELIMINARY
1―Shortwtitle.w2
―Application.w3
―Interpretation.
PARTwIIw―wFREEDOMwOFwASSOCIATION
4―Employee’swrightwtowfreedomwofwassociation.w5―Protecti
onwofwemployees.
6―Employer’swrightwtowfreedomwofwassociation.w7―
Protectionwofwemployers’wrights
8―wrightswofwtradewunionswemployers’worganisationwandwfederations.w9―Provi
sionwmaywnotwbewvariedwbywagreement.
10―DisputeswunderwPart
.w11―Burdenwofwproof.
PARTwIIIw —
ESTABLISHMENT w ANDwREGISTRATION wOFwTRA
w
DEwUNIONS wANDwEMPLOYER’SwORGANISATIONS
12―Establishingwawtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation.w13―Ap
plicationwtowregisterwawtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation.w14―Re
quirementswforwregisteringwawtradewunion.
15―Requirementswforwregisteringwemployers’worganisation.w16―Requireme
ntswforwregisteringwfederationwofwtradewunions.w17―Requirementswforwregister
ingwawFederationwofwEmployers.w18―Applicationwforwregistration.
19―Registrationwofwtradewunions,wemployers’worganisationworwfederation.w20
―Refusalwtowregisterwtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation,worwfederation.w2
1―Effectwofwregistration.
22―Objectswinwrestraintwofwtradewnotwunlawful.w23
―Consequenceswofwfailurewtowregisterw24―Registe
redwoffice.
25―Registrationwofwbranches.
26―Amalgamationwofwtradewunions,wemployers’worganisationsworwfederations.w27―Ch
angewofwnameworwconstitution.
28―Cancellationworwsuspensionwofwregistration.
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29―Noticewofwdissolution.
30―Appealswagainstwdecisionwofwregistrar.
PARTwIVw―wOFFICIALSwANDwMEMBERS wOFwTRADE wUNIONS w
ANDwEMPLOYERS’wORGANISATIONS
31―Officials. w32―Membe
rshipwofwminors.
33―Votingwmemberswofwtradewunio
n.w34―Electionwofwofficialsw35―N
otificationwofwofficials.
PARTwVw―wPROPERTY,wFUNDS wANDwACCOUNTS wOFwTRADE wU
NIONS,wEMPLOYERS’wORGANISATION wAND
FEDERATIONS
36―Trustees.
37―Propertywtowbewvestedwinwtrustees.w38―Devolut
ionwofwproperty.
39―Applicationwfunds.
40―Prohibionwofwpaymentwofwfinesworwpenalties.w41―Injunct
ionwtowrestrainwmisusewofwfunds.
42―Treasurerwtowrenderwaccounts
.w43―Annualwreturns.
44―Inspectionwofwaccountswandwrecords.w45―Obst
ructingwinspectionwbywRegistrar.w46―Powerwtowreq
uirewdetailedwaccounts.w47―Misusewofwmoneyworwpr
opertywofwawtradewunion.
PART wVI―wTRADEwUNIONwDUES, wAGENCYwFEES wAN
DwEMPLOYERS’wORGANZIATIONwFEES
48―Deductionwofwtradewunionwdues.
49―Deductionwofw agencyw feeswfromwunionisablewemployeeswcoveredw bywcoll
ectivewagreements.
50―Generralwprovisionswapplicablewtowdeductions.w51―Col
lectionwofwlevieswotherwthanwtradewunionwdues.w52―Directwpa
ymentwofwtradewunionwdues.
53―Paymentswbywmemberswtowemployers’worganisations.
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PARTwVII― wRECOGNITION wOFwTRADEwUNIONS wANDwCO
LLECTIVEwAGREEMENTS
54―Recognitionwofwtradewunionwbywemployer.w55
―Electionwofwtradewunionwrepresentatives.w56―Tra
dewunionwaccesswtowemployer’swpremises.w57―Colle
ctivewagreements.
58―Alternativewdisputewresolution.w59―
Effectwofwcollectivewagreements.w60―Re
gistrationwofwcollectivewagreement.
61―Termsw andw conditionsw ofw servicew inw thew publicw sectorw wherew therew isw
nowcollectivewbargaining.
PARTwVIII― wDISPUTEwRESOLUTION
62―ReportingwofwtradewdisputeswtowthewMinisterw63
―Respondentwmaywfilewreplyingwstatement.w64―In
terestedwpartywmaywfilewstatementwofwinterest.w65―M
inisterwtowappointwconciliators.
66―Personswappointedwtowconciliate.w67―Concilia
tor’swpowerswtowresolvewdispute.w68―Disputewresolv
edwafterwconciliationw69―Disputewunresolvedwafterw
conciliation.
70―Ministerwmaywappointwconciliatorwinwpublicwinterest.w71
―Committeewofwinquiry.
72―ExercisewofwpowerswofwthewMinister.
PART wIX―wADJUDICATION wOFwDISPUTES
73―ReferralwofwdisputewtowIndustrialwCour
t.w74―UrgentwreferralswtowIndustrialwCourt.
75―ArbitrationwActwdoeswnotwapply.
PARTwX―wSTRIKESwANDwLOCKOUTS
76―Protectedwstrikeswandwlock-
outs.w77―PowerswofwIndustrialwCou
rt.
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78―Prohibitedwstrikesworwlock-outs.
79―Strikeworwlock-
outwinwcompliancewwithwthiswAct.w80―Strikeworwlock-
outwnotwinwcompliancewwithwthiswAct.w81―Essentialwservices.
PARTwXI―wMISCELLENOUS wPROVISIONS
82―Generalwpenalty
83―Regulations
w
84―RepealwofwCap.w233wandwCap.w234.
SCHEDULES
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THEwLABOURwRELATIONS wACT,w200
7wARRANGEMENT wOFwSECTIONS
Section
PARTw1w―wPRELIMINARY
1―Shortwtitle.w2
―Application.w3
―Interpretation.
PARTwIIw―wFREEDOMwOFwASSOCIATION
4―Employee’swrightwtowfreedomwofwassociation.w5―Protecti
onwofwemployees.
6―Employer’swrightwtowfreedomwofwassociation.w7―
Protectionwofwemployers’wrights
8―wrightswofwtradewunionswemployers’worganisationwandwfederations.w9―Provi
sionwmaywnotwbewvariedwbywagreement.
10―DisputeswunderwPart
.w11―Burdenwofwproof.
PARTwIIIw —
ESTABLISHMENT w ANDwREGISTRATION wOFwTRA
w
DEwUNIONS wANDwEMPLOYER’SwORGANISATIONS
12―Establishingwawtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation.w13―Ap
plicationwtowregisterwawtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation.w14―Re
quirementswforwregisteringwawtradewunion.
15―Requirementswforwregisteringwemployers’worganisation.w16―Requireme
ntswforwregisteringwfederationwofwtradewunions.w17―Requirementswforwregister
ingwawFederationwofwEmployers.w18―Applicationwforwregistration.
19―Registrationwofwtradewunions,wemployers’worganisationworwfederation.w20
―Refusalwtowregisterwtradewunionworwemployers’worganisation,worwfederation.w2
1―Effectwofwregistration.
22―Objectswinwrestraintwofwtradewnotwunlawful.w23
―Consequenceswofwfailurewtowregisterw24―Registe
redwoffice.
25―Registrationwofwbranches.
26―Amalgamationwofwtradewunions,wemployers’worganisationsworwfederations.w27―Ch
angewofwnameworwconstitution.
28―Cancellationworwsuspensionwofwregistration.
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29―Noticewofwdissolution.
30―Appealswagainstwdecisionwofwregistrar.
PARTwIVw―wOFFICIALSwANDwMEMBERS wOFwTRADE wUNIONS w
ANDwEMPLOYERS’wORGANISATIONS
31―Officials. w32―Membe
rshipwofwminors.
33―Votingwmemberswofwtradewunio
n.w34―Electionwofwofficialsw35―N
otificationwofwofficials.
PARTwVw―wPROPERTY,wFUNDS wANDwACCOUNTS wOFwTRADE wU
NIONS,wEMPLOYERS’wORGANISATION wAND
FEDERATIONS
36―Trustees.
37―Propertywtowbewvestedwinwtrustees.w38―Devolut
ionwofwproperty.
39―Applicationwfunds.
40―Prohibionwofwpaymentwofwfinesworwpenalties.w41―Injunct
ionwtowrestrainwmisusewofwfunds.
42―Treasurerwtowrenderwaccounts
.w43―Annualwreturns.
44―Inspectionwofwaccountswandwrecords.w45―Obst
ructingwinspectionwbywRegistrar.w46―Powerwtowreq
uirewdetailedwaccounts.w47―Misusewofwmoneyworwpr
opertywofwawtradewunion.
PART wVI―wTRADEwUNIONwDUES, wAGENCYwFEES wAN
DwEMPLOYERS’wORGANZIATIONwFEES
48―Deductionwofwtradewunionwdues.
49―Deductionwofw agencyw feeswfromwunionisablewemployeeswcoveredw bywcoll
ectivewagreements.
50―Generralwprovisionswapplicablewtowdeductions.w51―Col
lectionwofwlevieswotherwthanwtradewunionwdues.w52―Directwpa
ymentwofwtradewunionwdues.
53―Paymentswbywmemberswtowemployers’worganisations.
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PARTwVII― wRECOGNITION wOFwTRADEwUNIONS wANDwCO
LLECTIVEwAGREEMENTS
54―Recognitionwofwtradewunionwbywemployer.w55
―Electionwofwtradewunionwrepresentatives.w56―Tra
dewunionwaccesswtowemployer’swpremises.w57―Colle
ctivewagreements.
58―Alternativewdisputewresolution.w59―
Effectwofwcollectivewagreements.w60―Re
gistrationwofwcollectivewagreement.
61―Termsw andw conditionsw ofw servicew inw thew publicw sectorw wherew therew isw
nowcollectivewbargaining.
PARTwVIII― wDISPUTEwRESOLUTION
62―ReportingwofwtradewdisputeswtowthewMinisterw63
―Respondentwmaywfilewreplyingwstatement.w64―In
terestedwpartywmaywfilewstatementwofwinterest.w65―M
inisterwtowappointwconciliators.
66―Personswappointedwtowconciliate.w67―Concilia
tor’swpowerswtowresolvewdispute.w68―Disputewresolv
edwafterwconciliationw69―Disputewunresolvedwafterw
conciliation.
70―Ministerwmaywappointwconciliatorwinwpublicwinterest.w71
―Committeewofwinquiry.
72―ExercisewofwpowerswofwthewMinister.
PART wIX―wADJUDICATION wOFwDISPUTES
73―ReferralwofwdisputewtowIndustrialwCour
t.w74―UrgentwreferralswtowIndustrialwCourt.
75―ArbitrationwActwdoeswnotwapply.
PARTwX―wSTRIKESwANDwLOCKOUTS
76―Protectedwstrikeswandwlock-
outs.w77―PowerswofwIndustrialwCou
rt.
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7
78―Prohibitedwstrikesworwlock-outs.
79―Strikeworwlock-
outwinwcompliancewwithwthiswAct.w80―Strikeworwlock-
outwnotwinwcompliancewwithwthiswAct.w81―Essentialwservices.
PARTwXI―wMISCELLENOUS wPROVISIONS
82―Generalwpenalty
83―Regulations
w
84―RepealwofwCap.w233wandwCap.w234.
SCHEDULES
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