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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

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National Bargaining Council for the Electrical Industry of South Africa

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Part l: Scope of Application, Definitions and General Terms and Conditions of Employment

Clause 48 - Trade Union access

 

(1) Any office-bearer or official of the representative trade unions shall be entitled to enter the employer's premises or place of work in order to recruit members or communicate with members, or otherwise serve their interests.

 

(2) A representative trade union shall be entitled to hold meetings with employees outside their working hours at the employer's premises or place of work.

 

(3) The members of a representative trade union shall be entitled to vote at the employer's premises or place of work in any election or ballot contemplated by the trade union's constitution.

 

(4) The rights of access granted in sub-clauses (1), (2), and (3) above are extended to any place of work provided that the party trade union be granted access by the client and the principal contractor.

 

(5) The rights conferred by this section shall be subject to any conditions as to time and place that are reasonable and necessary to safeguard life or property or to prevent the undue disruption of work.