{"id":318173,"date":"2022-04-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=318173"},"modified":"2022-04-20T19:48:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T17:48:37","slug":"labour-ministry-warns-against-non-registered-unionist-bargaining-at-workplaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=318173","title":{"rendered":"Labour Ministry warns against non-registered unionist bargaining at workplaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

Business Reporter<\/p>\n

THE resolving of labour issues by different political organizations and other individuals has been on the increase in the country recently with many of these agents storming into workplaces unannounced and demanding better conditions for workers whilst filming these events.<\/p>\n

Although these actions are in the spirit of empowering workers, the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations and Employment Creation (MLIREC) has raised concern about the \ufb02ooding of non-exclusive bargaining agents at different workplaces.<\/p>\n

Lydia Indombo, Acting Executive Director of the labour ministry, shared that the Labour Act, Act No. 11 of 2007, which is one of the laws that regulate the Namibia labour market, makes provisions for the establishment of the trade unions to deal with the matters of collective bargaining.<\/p>\n

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She noted that the same Act gives a clear distinction of an \u201dauthorized representative” i.e. any person authorized to represent a registered trade union or any of\ufb01ce-bearer or of\ufb01cial of a trade union or employers\u2019 organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law is very clear that an employer must not recognize a trade union as an exclusive bargaining agent in terms of the Labour Act unless such is registered with the Labour Commissioner and represent the majority of the employees in the bargaining unit.<\/p>\n

\u201cOwing to what the law says, the Ministry is not mandated and thus cannot dictate to employers whether to deny or allow access into their premises the non-exclusive bargaining agents or let alone engage them, if their primary purpose of going to the workplace is to negotiate a collective agreement on any matter affecting the employees,\u201d Indombo said.<\/p>\n

She further advised employers, employees and the aspiring exclusive bargaining agents that anything contrary to the law becomes illegal and may lead to legal implications if one party decides otherwise.<\/p>\n

\u201cExperience has proven the importance of exercising caution in dealing with labour matters by all means.<\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to that defeats the purpose of effectively mitigating labour disputes and has the potential to undermine the legally established avenues for systematic prevention and resolution of labour disputes and the promotion of harmonious labour relations in the country,\u201d Indombo concluded.<\/p>\n

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Business Reporter THE resolving of labour issues by different political organizations and other individuals has been on the increase in the country recently with many of these agents storming into workplaces unannounced and demanding better conditions for workers whilst filming these events. 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