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3/09/2016

The Employment Relationship


CHAPTER THREE :
THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP  The right of employers and employees and their respective
unions is guaranteed by the IRA 1967.

 IRA 1967 Section 4:


 The right to form and assist in the formation of a union

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 The right to be a member of a trade union

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
 The right to participate in any lawful activities organized by a union

The Employment Relationship (cont.) Prohibitions to Employers


 The IRA 1967 also provided the responsibilities of
employers and employees  IRA 1967 Section 5:
o General Responsibilities o No employer may do any of the following:
 Both the employers and employees must strictly adhere to the stipulated • Impose any condition in contract of employment seeking to restrain
laws and procedures and to carry out their duties as spelled out in these the right of a person to join a trade union or to continue his membership
laws and procedures • Refuse to employ any person on the ground that he is or is not a
o Specific Responsibilities member or an officer of a trade union
• Discriminate against any person in regards to employment, promotion,
 IRA Section 44 (1) provided specific prohibitions
any condition of employment or working conditions on the grounds that
- Prohibitions to employers
he is or is not a member or an officer of a trade union
- Prohibitions to employees

Prohibitions to Employers (cont.) Prohibitions to Employees (cont.)


• Dismiss or threaten to dismiss a workman injure, or threaten to  IRA 1967 Section 7:
injure him in his employment or alter or threaten to alter his position to o A worker or trade union of workmen or its agent is prohibited from
his prejudice for any of the following reasons: carrying out the following activities:
- That he is or proposes to become a member or an officer of a trade union
• Persuading at the employer’s place of business, during working hours,
- That he seeks to persuade any other person to become a member or an officer of a
another worker to join or to refrain from joining a trade union except with the
trade union
consent of the employer
- That he participates in the promotion, formation or activities of a trade union
• Intimidating any person to refrain from becoming or to continue to be or to
• Induce a person to refrain from becoming or ceasing to be a member cease to be a member or officer of a trade union
or an officer of a trade union by offering, conferring or procuring any • Including any person to refrain from becoming or to cease to be a member
advantage for any person or officer of a trade union by conferring or offering to confer on any person
any advantage

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