Labour Relations Act, 2007 🇰🇪

Kenya

Preface

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

3. Application

Part II – FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION

4. Employee’s right to freedom of association

5. Protection of employees

6. Employer’s right to freedom of association

7. Protection of employers’ rights

8. Rights of trade unions, employers’ organisations and federations

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Part III – ESTABLISHMENT AND REGISTRATION OF TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

12. Establishment of a trade union or employers’ organisation

13. Application to register a trade union or employers’ organisation

14. Requirements for registering a trade union

15. Requirements for registering employers’ organisation

16. Requirements for registering federation of trade unions

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Part IV – OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS

31. Officials

32. Membership of minors

33. Voting members of trade union

34. Election of officials

35. Notification of officials

Part V – PROPERTY, FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS OF TRADE UNIONS, EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATIONS AND FEDERATIONS

36. Trustees

37. Property to be vested in trustees

38. Devolution of property

39. Application of funds

40. Prohibition of payment of fines or penalties

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Part VI – TRADE UNION DUES, AGENCY FEES AND EMPLOYERS’ ORGANISATION FEES

48. Deduction of trade union dues

49. Deduction of agency fees from unionisable employees covered by collective agreements

50. General provisions applicable to deductions

51. Collection of levies other than trade union dues

52. Direct payment of trade union dues

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Part VII – RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNIONS AND COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS

54. Recognition of trade union by employer

55. Election of trade union representatives

56. Trade union access to employer’s premises

57. Collective agreements

58. Alternative dispute resolution

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Part VIII – DISPUTE RESOLUTION

62. Reporting of trade disputes to the Minister

63. Respondent may file replying statement

64. Interested party may file statement of interest

65. Minister to appoint conciliators

66. Persons appointed to conciliate

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Part IX – ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES

73. Referral of dispute to Industrial Court

74. Urgent referrals to Industrial Court

75. Arbitration Act does not to apply

Part X – STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS

76. Protected strikes and lock-outs

77. Powers of Industrial Court

78. Prohibited strikes or lock-outs

79. Strike or lock-out in compliance with this Act

80. Strike or lock-out not in compliance with this Act

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Part XI – MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

82. General penalty

83. Regulations

84. Repeal of Cap. 233 and Cap. 234

FIRST SCHEDULE (ss. 14 and 15)

SECOND SCHEDULE

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

Subsection (3)

Subsection (4)

Subsection (1)

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THIRD SCHEDULE

Subsection (1)

Subsection (2)

Subsection (3)

Subsection (4)

Subsection (5)

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FOURTH SCHEDULE (s. 81)

FIFTH SCHEDULE (s. 84)

1. Existing trade unions, employers organisations and federations

2. Pending application for registration

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Labour Relations Act, 2007

Act 14 of 2007

Assented to on 22 October 2007
Commenced on 26 October 2007
[This is the version of this document from 26 October 2007.]

An Act of Parliament to consolidate the law relating to trade unions and trade disputes, to provide for the registration, regulation, management and democratisation of trade unions and employers organisations or federations, to promote sound labour relations through the protection and promotion of freedom of association, the encouragement of effective collective bargaining and promotion of orderly and expeditious dispute settlement, conducive to social justice and economic development and for connected purposes

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Labour Relations Act, 2007.

2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"authorised representative" means—(a)the general secretary of a trade union;(b)an employer or the chief executive officer of an employer;(c)the secret…

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Labour Relations Act, 2007

Act 14 of 2007

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

2. Interpretation

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