Preamble, The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act, 2024

14. Joint National Negotiating Board. 15. Powers of Joint National Negotiating Board. 16. Confirmation, cancellation or variation of minimum rate. 17. Dissolution of Joint National Negotiating Board. 18. Penalty for non-payment of confirmed national minimum wage. 19. Consideration of complaints by Commissioner for infraction of minimum rate 20. Recovery of arrears. 21. Prevention of evasion. 22. Prohibition of receipt premium where minimum rate is in force. 23. Employer to keep record of wages. 24. Void Agreement. 25. Agreed terms to be observed by employer 26. Prosecution proceedings . PART VI - REGULATION OF TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS' 27. Establishment of Trade Groups Councils. 28. Composition of Trade Group Councils. 29. Check-off system of collecting trade union dues. 30. Power of Trade Group Council. 31. Functions of Trade Group Council. 32. Lodging of Collective Bargaining Agreement 33. Status of Collective Agreement. 34. Failure to Renegotiate New Terms and Conditions of Service. 35. Employers may offer better terms and conditions. 36. Collective bargaining certificate. 37. Employer not to Negotiate with Trade Union outside Trade Group 38. Minority Union to make representation to Minister. 39. Unsettled industrial disputes referred to Commissioner. ii THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND TRADE UNION ACT, 2024 Being an Act to provide for the registration, regulation, management and democratisation of Trade Unions and Employers’ Organisations or Federations to promote sound Industrial Relations through the protection and promotion of Freedom of Association conducive to socio-economic development, to repeal the Regulation of Wages and Industrial Relations Act, 1971 (Act No. 18 of 1971) and the Trade Union Act, (Cap 221) and to provide for other releated matters. [ ] ENACTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED Date of commencement. No. The Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Care Act 2023 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING DEPARTMENT, SIERRA LEONE. GAZETTE NO. 81 OF 3RD OCTOBER, 2024. SIGNED this 9th day of September, 2024. DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, President. LSPassed in Parliament this 25th day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand and Twenty Four. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. THIS PRINTED IMPRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the Bill which has passed Parliament and found by me to be a true and correct printed copy of the said Bill. PARAN UMAR TARAWALLY, Clerk of Parliament. No. 6 The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act 2024 No. 6 The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act 2024 PART I – PRELIMINARY