QUESTION 1

Write in detail on the following

(a) Agency shop orders and
(b) Decrease from the remuneration of a worker for the employer's benefit

QUESTION 2

An industrial dispute is defined by S. 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1973 as a dispute among an employee or a trade union of employees and an employer or a trade union of employers which relates wholly or mainly to-

(i) A contract of employment or a procedure agreement
(ii) The engagement or non-engagement, or termination or suspension of employment of an employee or
(iii) The allocation of work between employees or groups of employees.

Explain the three above-mentioned elements [(a) to (c)] involved in the definition of an industrial dispute

QUESTION 3

Section 32(2) of the Labour Act provides for 2 key elements during a dismissal procedure namely

(i) The opportunity to answer the charge and
(ii) The period within which the dismissal itself must be effected

Explain in detail what the law means by the opportunity to answer the charge