Notices · Industrial Relations Code
Recognising protected workers
- Unions, strikes and disputes: within 15 days
- Employer
What to do
Recognise as protected workers the Trade Union officers whose names a registered Trade Union sends you, and tell the union in writing which workers are recognised, for twelve months rule 39(3).
Who it applies to
Every establishment with registered Trade Unions; the number of protected workers is one per cent of the workers, with a minimum of five and a maximum of one hundred s. 90(4).
When
Within fifteen days of receiving the names, which the unions send before the 30th April of every year rule 39(1), (3).
How
Where more names are received than the maximum allowed, distribute the places among the unions in proportion to their membership rule 39(4), proviso.