Minister Batshu trade labour laws

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According to section 48(1) of the Trade Unions and Employers’ Organisation Act (TUEOA), if a trade union represents at least one-third of employees, a trade union may make an application for recognition as the bargaining of the workers under Section 32 of the Trade Disputes Act. Minister of Labour and Home Affairs Edwin Batshu said this in parliament this week.

He further said after organising the employees of National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) IN March 2009, the trainers and Allied Workers Union (TAWU) applied for recognition, to the management of NFTRC. He said the employer did not grant the trade union recognition because management insisted it did not meet the threshold as stipulated by the law.

Batshu stated that TAWU referred the matter to the industrial court for relief. The court directed the Commissioner of Labour, through a court order dated July 31 2012, to appoint a mediator to determine whether employees of NFTRC who are members of TAWU make amends to meet the threshold. A Commissioner of Labour appointed a mediator on January 28th 2013.

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