Section 29, The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act, 2024

(1) Upon the request of a trade union to whom a collectivebargaining certificate has been issued, the employer or employers concerned shall introduce the check-off system of collecting trade union dues. (2) A unionised member opting out of a union shall notify the union in writing within 3 months by filling a cessation form and forward it to the union and a copy to the employer. (3) The employer shall, upon receipt of a cessation form under subsection (2), inform the Commissioner in writing with copies attached for verification. (4) An employer or trade union who is in breach of this section shall, on conviction pay a fine not less than 15 months national minimum wage.