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Section 2 — Establishment of Public Employment Centres and registration of private employment agencies

Section 3 — Functions of the Centres

Section 4 — Registration of unemployed persons

Section 5 — Employment through Centers or Agencies

Section 6 — Employment Data

Section 7 — Private Employment Agencies

Section 8 — Rights of employer

Section 9 — Duties of employers

Section 10 — Rights of a worker

Section 11 — Duties of workers

Section 12 — Contract of employment

Section 13 — Written statement of particulars of contract of employment

Section 14 — Prohibition of restrictive conditions of employment

Section 15 — Grounds for termination of employment

Section 16 — Types of contract of employment

Section 17 — Notice of termination of employment

Section 18 — Remuneration on termination of employment

Section 19 — Exception

Section 20 — Leave entitlement

Section 21 — Continuous service

Section 22 — Interruption Of Work By Public Holidays, Sickness Of Worker

Section 23 — Interruption Of Work By Voluntary Communal Work, Civic Duties And Special Leave

Section 24 — Sick Leave Not Part Of Annual Leave

Section 25 — Leave To Be Uninterrupted

Section 26 — Employer To Bear Cost Of Leave Interruption

Section 27 — Record Of Employment, Leave

Section 28 — Worker May Take Leave In Two Equal Parts

Section 29 — Leave Entitlement To Be Restored To Suspended Worker On Reinstatement

Section 30 — Termination Of Employment Not To Affect Leave Entitlement Earned

Section 31 — Agreement To Forgo Leave To Be Void

Section 32 — Sub-Part Not Applicable To Family Concerns

Section 33 — Maximum Hours Of Work

Section 34 — Different Hours Of Work

Section 35 — Paid Overtime

Section 36 — Shifts

Section 37 — Manual Labourers

Section 38 — Unpaid Overtime

Section 39 — Commencement And Closing Of Work

Section 40 — Undertakings To Which This Sub-Part Applies

Section 41 — Daily Rest Period

Section 42 — Weekly Rest Period

Section 43 — Rest Periods Not To Include Public Holidays

Section 44 — Exceptions

Section 45 — Registration Of Persons With Disability

Section 46 — Special Incentives

Section 47 — Notification Of Employment Of Persons With Disability

Section 48 — Particulars Of Contract Of Employment

Section 49 — Persons With Disability In Public Service Posts

Section 50 —Employment Not To Cease Upon Disablement

Section 51 — Length Of Notice Of Termination

Section 52 — Transfer Of Persons With Disability

Section 53 — Training

Section 54 — Part To Be Read As One With Other Relevant Enactment

Section 55 — Night Work Or Overtime By Pregnant Women

Section 56 — Prohibition Of Assignment Of Pregnant Women

Section 57 — Maternity, Annual And Sick Leave

Section 58 — Prohibition Of Employment Of Young Persons In Hazardous Work

Section 59 — Health Of Young Persons

Section 60 — Registration Of Young Persons

Section 61 —Interpretation

Section 62 — Fair Termination

Section 63 — Unfair Termination Of Employment

Section 64 — Remedies For Unfair Termination

Section 65 — Redundancy

Section 66 — Exceptions

Section 67 — Payment Of Remuneration

Section 68 — Equal Pay For Equal Work

Section 69 — Prohibited Deductions

Section 70 — Permitted Deductions

Section 71 — Employer Not To Compel Workers To Use Its Store

Section 72 — Paid Public Holidays

Section 73 — Right To Employ And Application Of This Part

Section 74 — Casual Worker

Section 75 — Temporary Worker

Section 76 —Remuneration Of Temporary And Casual Workers

Section 77 — Payment Of Remuneration For Public Holidays

Section 78 —Interpretation

Section 79 — Freedom Of Association

Section 80 — Formation of trade union or employers’ organization

Section 81 — Organisational Rights

Section 82 — Independence of trade unions and employers organizations

Section 83 — Application for Registration

Section 84 — Certificate of registration

Section 85 — Rules of trade unions and employers’ organisations

Section 86 — Register of trade unions and employers’ organizations

Section 87 — Protection against discrimination

Section 88 — Effect of registration

Section 89 — Change of name

Section 90 — Amalgamation

Section 91 — Registration of change of name and amalgamation

Section 92 — Alteration of rules

Section 93 — Federation

Section 94 — Accounts and audit

Section 95 — Audited financial statements

Section 96 — Collective agreement

Section 97 — Duty to negotiate in good faith

Section 98 — Contents of collective agreement

Section 99 — Collective bargaining certificate

Section 100 — Variation of certificate

Section 101 — Negotiating committees

Section 102 — Negotiations by negotiating committee or joint negotiating committee

Section 103 — Negotiations may be conducted by a union officer or member

Section 104 — Failure to negotiate

Section 105 — Effect of collective agreement

Section 106 — Notice of collective agreement to workers.

Section 107 — Duration of collective agreements

Section 108 — Provision for dispute settlement

Section 109 — Power to extend collective agreements

Section 110 — Effect of extension of collective agreements

Section 111 — Union dues

Section 112 — Establishment of National Tripartite Committee

Section 113 — Functions of the National Tripartite Committee

Section 114 — Meeting of the National Tripartite Committee

Section 115 — Regional and District Tripartite Committees

Section 116 — Prohibition of forced labour

Section 117 — Interpretation of “forced labour”

Section 118 — General health and safety conditions

Section 119 — Exposure to imminent hazards

Section 120 — Employer to report occupational accidents and diseases

Section 121 — Specific measures

Section 122 — Labour inspection

Section 123 — Appointment of Inspector

Section 124 — Powers of labour inspectors

Section 125 — Inspectors to maintain confidentiality

Section 126 — Obstruction of inspectors

Section 127 — Discrimination

Section 128 — Interference by employers in union affairs

Section 129 — Employer to facilitate workers trade union business

Section 130 — Interference that causes financial loss

Section 131 — Union activities during working hours

Section 132 — Complaints

Section 133 — Commission to make orders

Section 134 — Appeals

Section 135 — Establishment of Commission

Section 136 — Composition of the Commission

Section 137 — Qualifications of chairperson and other members of the Commission

Section 138 — Functions and independence of the Commission

Section 139 — Powers of the Commission

Section 140 — Meeting of the Commission

Section 141 — Committees of the Commission

Section 142 — Allowances for members of the Commission and its Committees

Section 143 — Tenure of office of members

Section 144 — Regional and District Committee of the Commission

Section 145 — Functions of a Regional or District Labour Committee

Section 146 — Meetings of a Regional or District Labour Committee

Section 147 — Secretariat for the Commission

Section 148 — Expenditure of the Commission

Section 149 — Accounts and audit

Section 150 — Reports form Regional and District Labour Committees

Section 151 — Annual reports of the Commission

Section 152 — Regulations by the Commission

Section 153 — Settlement by negotiation

Section 154 — Mediation

Section 155 — List of mediators and arbitrators

Section 156 — Appointment of arbitrators

Section 157 — Voluntary arbitration

Section 158 — Arbitration award

Section 159 — Notice of intention to resort to strike or lockout

Section 160 — Strike and lockout

Section 161 — Cooling-off period

Section 162 — Essential Services

Section 163 — Prohibition of strike or lockout in respect of essential services

Section 164 — Compulsory reference to arbitration

Section 165 — Powers of Arbitration

Section 166 — Vacancy in Arbitration Panel

Section 167 — Publication of compulsory arbitration award and effect of arbitration awards on existing employment contracts

Section 168 — Illegal strike or lockout

Section 169 — Legal effect of lawful strike or lockout

Section 170 — Temporary replacement of labour

Section 171 — Picketing