Trade unions uin.6

Question 1

Section 3 of ILRA defines trade unions as?

Answer 1

An org of employees registered whose principlea are representation and promotion of the interest of employees.

Question 2

Section 2 of ILRA

Answer 2

Excludes essential workers from joining trade unions

Question 3

Edward Kapapula v Zambia Telecommunition

Answer 3

States that employees who withdraw from trade unions exclude themselves from benefiting from collective agreements

Question 4

Mutale and Chomba v Zimba

Answer 4

Withdrawal from a trade union is between the employee and the union

Question 5

Section 9 ILRA

Answer 5

Application for registration of trade union

Question 6

Daniel Peyala v ZCCM

Answer 6

Only employees can be members of a trade union

Question 7

Section 9 ILRA

Answer 7

Provides for bodies that cannot be registered as trade unions

Question 8

Section 5(1) of ILRA

Answer 8

Provides for rights employees have to form a trade union and it’s activities

Question 9

Section 6 of ILRA

Answer 9

Provides the obligation of employees being to PROMOTE, MAINTAIN & COOPERATE with management

Question 10

Legal action against union or employee are defended by

Answer 10

Trustee or authorized officers known as representatives

Question 11

Can two or more trade unions merge as one trade union

Answer 11

Yes under section 15 of ILRA

Question 12

What is a federation of trade union

Answer 12

Where registered unions merge in the promotion and regulations of relations between the trade unions and employer’s organization

Eg Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)

Question 13

Section 16 of ILRA

Answer 13

Provides for voluntary dissolution of a trade union with signed notice from exclusive committee members

Question 14

Section 16(4) of ILRA

Answer 14

Dissolution becomes effective from date commissioner approves dissolution

Question 15

What is an employer’s organization

Answer 15

Section 3 of ILRA defines employer’s organization as any group of employers registered under the ILRA ND it is established under section 40 of ILRA

Question 16

Amalgamation

Answer 16

This is the combining of bodies

Question 17

Section 37 of ILRA provides

Answer 17

The rights employers have which includes the right to join or form an association under section 37(1)(a) of ILRA

Question 18

Section 25 and 26 of ILRA

Answer 18

Provide that property and action by trade union is done by the trustees

Question 19

A federation of employers

Answer 19

Established under section 55 and 56 of ILRA. This is practically the federation of employees except for employers

Question 20

Section 50 of ILRA

Answer 20

Provides for the dissolution of the employer’s organization