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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE MINIMUM WAGE ORDER, 2008 STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 2008 No. 1 [ Printed in the Official Gazette Vol. XXVII1 No. dated , 2008. ] ________ Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, by Paget M. Terry, Acting Government Printer — By Authority, 2008. 800—1.08 [ Price$1.90 ] The ...
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Short title. 2. Interpretation 3. Minimum wage effective from January 2nd, 2008 The Minimum Wage Order, 2008. 2008 No. 2 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA THE MINIMUM WAGE ORDER, 2008 2008 No. 2 THE MINIMUM WAGE ORDER, made by the Minister in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section C22(3) of the Antigua and Barbuda ...
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27. 3. Minimum wage effectice from January 2nd, 2008 Pursuant to section C22(3) of the Act, the minimum wage for occupation in Antigua and Barbuda, with effect from the 2nd day of January, 2008 shall be seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50). Made the 2nd day of January, 2008. The Honourable Dr. Jacqui Quinn-Leandro...
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LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (CAP. 27 1 CHAPTER 27 T H E ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA LABOUR CODE Arrangement of Sections Section DIVISION A Declaratory Intent underlying enactment. A l . Short title. A2. A3. National policy underlying Code. A4. Organization and content of the Code. A5. ...
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standards in Code. A9. Access to machinery of Code. A10. Conflict between provisions and existing law. A1 1. Effective date. b: Administration Short title. National policy. Interpretation. Overall responsibility. Responsibilities of Labour Commissioner. Responsibilities of Minister on section B5 referrals b...
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Arbitration Tribunal: its creation, composition, responsibilities, procedures and .compensation. Hearing officers. 2 C A P . 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Procedures before decisional officer, generally. Independence of decisional officers. Remedial powers of decisional officers. ...
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Duty of secrecy. Requirements for Regulations, etc., implementing Code. Effective date generally. Preliminary steps re Labour Board. Preliminary steps re Arbitration Tribunal. SCHEDULE. Basic Employment C 1. Short title. C 2. National policy. C3. Interpretation. Commencement, Elementary Requirements, and Te...
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Probation period. Employer's notice of termination. Statements upon termination. Employee's notice of termination. Effective date. Leave Privileges C 13. Employees' leave rights generally. C14. Public holiday leave. C15. Public holiday pay. C16. Sick leave. C17. Sick leave pay. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUD...
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Minimum wage rates for occupation. Penalty for not paying minimum wage. Rest periods; standard work periods; maximum work hours and exceptions. Penalties. Premium pay. Occasions for premium pay Penalties and remedies. Form of wages. Deductions. Statement of deductions. Periods, time and place of wage payments....
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Work-accounts. Regulations. Limitation upon prosecution. Effective dates. Severance Pay Right to severance pay, generally. Computation of severance pay. Severance pay, when payable; temporary termina- tion; payment of interest. Lowering of pay because of redundancy. Limitations on severance pay; offer of equiva...
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Action by Minister on referral. 4 CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Formal proceedings. Review of Hearing Officer's decision. Penalties for non-compliance. Regulations. Effective date. Recovery of severance pay. Unfair Dismissals Right not to be unfairly dismissed. Terminatio...
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Initiation of proceedings. Preliminary action by Labour Commissioner. Action by Minister on referral. Formal proceedings. Review of Hearing Officer's decision. Penalties for non-compliance. Regulations. Effective date. Administration and Miscellaneous Responsibility for inspectors to ensure compliance. Establi...
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Application D3. General application. D4. Application to Government work places. D5. Responsibility where part of the building is separate workplace. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (CAP. 27 5 Extension of provisions. Exemptions. Non-exclusivity of these provisions. Minimum Requirem...
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Issuance of regulations and orders. Accident and safety programme. Administration Responsibility for administration. Duty to permit entry and furnish means to inspector. Special powers of inspector. Offences, Penalties and Legal Proceedings Offences. Multiple or continuing offences. Penalties for specific offenc...
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Power of court to order cause of contravention to be remedied. Penalties for persons actually committing offence for which operator is liable. Proceedings where inspector or operator believes the offender to be other than operator. Prosecution of offences and recovery and applications of fines. Special provisions a...
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Effectiveness, Repeal, etc. Saving. Effective date. SCHEDULE. Women, Young Persons and Children (Employment) E l . E2. E3. E4. E5. E6. E7. E8. E9. E10. El 1. E12. E13. Short title. Interpretation. Prohibition of employment of children. Liability of parent or guardian. Restrictions in employment of ...
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Inspection of premises. Regulations. Penalty for contraventions not expressly provided. Effective date. Work Permits Short title. Application. Prohibition against employment. Applications for work permit. Action upon application for work permit. Penalty applicable to employees or self-employed persons. Penalt...
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27 7 F12. Repeal. F13. Effective date. F 14. Transitional. FIRST SCHEDULE. SECOND SCHEDULE. THIRD SCHEDULE. Trade Unions G I . Short title. G2. Interpretation General Principles Legality of action in pursuance of statutory objects. Combinations with objects other than statutory objects. Suits by and again...
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Removal of liability for restraint of trade. Removal of liability for breaching employment con- tract, etc. Promises not to join unions. Conspiracy in relation to trade disputes. Limitations on injunctive relief in trade disputes. Limitations upon responsibility for unlawful acts of others. Application of union f...
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Filing of collective agreements. Circulating false copies of rules, etc. Acts not applicable to unions. General Principles Applicable to Registered Trade Unions G23. Ownership of property. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 8 CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code G24. Absence or disability of trustees. G25. Limita...
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H I . Short title. H2. H3. Eligibility of bargaining agents for registration. H4. Application for registration. H5. Action upon application for registration. H6. Principles of conduct for registered trade unions. H7. Principles of conduct for registered employers organizations. H8. Requirements of registe...
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HI 1. Duty of secrecy. H 12. Regulations. H13. Additional duties of Labour Commissioner. H14. Disposition of fees. H15. Effective date. Employee-Representation Questions (Resolution) J1. Short title. 52. National policy. 53. 54. Right of exclusive representation. 55. Method of resolving representation...
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J9. Formal proceedings. J10. Review by Board of Review. J l 1. The secret ballot. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (CAP. 27 9 Effect of certification as sole bargaining agent. Informal recognition as sole bargaining agent. J 12. Certification by Labour Commissioner. 513 J 14. J 15...
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Short title. K2. Interpretation. Protection of Self-organizational Rights Employees' self-organizational rights. Infringements on employees' self-organizational rights. Initiation of proceeding. Preliminary action by Labour Commissioner. Action by Minister on referral. Formal proceedings. Review of Hearing Off...
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K14. Initiation of proceeding. K15. Action of Minister on referral. K16. Formal proceedings. K17. Penalties for non-compliance. K18. Effective date. Industrial Action K19. Right to industrial action. K20. Limitations. K2 1. Application of limitations. 10 CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF...
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Effective date. PART 4 Collective Agreements K25. Duties of Labour Commissioner re collective agreements filed. K26. Parties' intent as to enforceability. K27. Enforceability of collective agreements. K28. Effective date. Administration and Miscellaneous K29. Regulations. K30. Effect date. SCHEDULE. LAWS ...
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311976. S.R.O. 711976. S.R.O. 4611981. S.I. 2311982. S.R.0.45/1984. 711989. 1811989. A1. This Act may be cited as the Antigua and Short title. Barbuda Labour Code and this Division of this Act may be separately cited as the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (Declaratory) Division. A2. It is the intent of th...
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together, insofar as is practicable, all legislation applicable to employment, employment standards, and industrial rela- tions in Antigua and Barbuda so that- (i) employers and employees can more expeditiously ascertain information as to their rights and responsibilities; (ii) persons inside and outside Antigua and Ba...
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A3. As further amplified in the various Divisions of ~ ; ~ ~ $ ~ ~ ~ ; e . this Code, it is hereby declared that the following expres- sions of national policy underlie and shall be used in the interpretation of the various provisions of this Code: 12 C A P .
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (1) The interests of workers, employers, and the public should be taken into account and their representative organizations duly consulted in connection with the formula- tion and periodic revision of the law relating to labour and in connection with the r...
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(2) Employers should compete on the basis of managerial efficiency and ability rather than on the basis of their employees7 working conditions. (3) The employment conditions of each worker should be those which, at the least, will enable him to provide himself and his family with the amenities of life to which all hum...
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(5) Workmen should be free to associate with one another or with a trade union to improve their lot, without interference, restraint, or coercion. (6) Equality of bargaining power between employees and their employer is to be encouraged as a means of providing a channel of free communication, of equitably resolving pr...
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(7) Government should provide machinery for the speedy resolution of any question concerning representation of employees by bargaining agents; and, upon resolution of any such question, should require employer recognition of the registered trade union which is the choice of the majority of the involved employees.
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(8) Collective bargaining, free of external interference, is to be encouraged; but where free collective bargaining fails, Government should provide machinery for the resolution of questions whose continued existence may harm the economy of Antigua and Barbuda. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Co...
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27 13 (9) The increase in production and in purchasing power which will result from the application of the above principles will benefit workers, employers and consumers and finally will advance the overall socio-economic level of Antigua and Barbuda. A4. (1) This Code is composed of a number of Divi- ~~';"d;'~~d sio...
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I (2) The Code is composed of the following Divisions: (a) bivision A Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (Declaratory) Division; (b) Division B Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (Administration) Division; (c) Division C Basic Employment Division; (d) Division D Employment Health, Safety and Welfare Division; (e) Division E ...
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A5. In this Code unless the context otherwise re- Interpretation. quires, or the particular Division otherwise specifies- "Arbitration Tribunal" means the body established by section B8 and each member thereof may be refer- red to herein as a "Code Arbitrator"; "bargaining agent" or "bargaining representative" means ...
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA designated or authorized to represent either employer or employees in negotiating the working conditions of employees; in negotiating the terms of a collective agreement embodying said condi- tions and, if such agreement is reached, to execute the same; in...
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"conditions of work" or "conditions of employment" refers to the elements of hire and termination of employment; to the remuneration, hours, duties and the surrounding terms of employment; and to all other factors directly related to the employment arrangement; "Division" means a Division of this Code; "employee" means...
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27 well as an apprentice whose services or labour may be designed primarily to train such apprentice; but the term does not include established employees of the Government; " employer" means any person, including any of his representatives, who contracts for or stands ready to contract for the services or labour of an ...
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Cap. 292.
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"non-established employee" means a person who is employed by the Government whose wage or salary is paid from or out of funds other than personal emoluments included in the Official Estimates of Antigua and Barbuda; "registered bargaining agent" means a bargaining agent who has been registered under Division H; " requi...
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27 17 which request has been refused; and the term includes such action designed to induce or compel the acceptance by another employer, or his bargain- ing agent, of conditions of employment which his employees have requested, which request has been refused; and the term further includes picketing related to working c...
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Employers and employees affected. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code A6. ( 1 ) T o the extent that provisions of this Code apply to employers, they shall apply to all employers operating or doing business in Antigua and Barbuda, including the Government as the employers of its non- ...
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(2) T o the extent that provisions of this Code apply to employees, they shall apply to all employees of employers operating or doing business in Antigua and Barbuda, including the non-established employees of the Government; but they shall not apply to- (a) established employees of the Government; ( b ) persons in the...
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Enforcement against Government as an employer. A7. To the extent that the Government as an employer is in contravention of any provisions of this Act or any regulations or orders thereunder, which contravention is described therein as an offence carrying with it a liability upon summary conviction to a term of impris...
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A8. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting an employer, either unilaterally, by individual contract with an employee or with employees, or by collective agreement with employee representatives, from establishing working conditions more advantageous to employees than those minimum standards which are set fort...
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Access to machinery of Code. A9. Bargaining agents, whether employers' associa- tions or trade unions, shall not have access to the machinery provided under this Code if they do not possess a current certificate of registration under Division H. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (CAP. 27 19...
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27 19 AlO. T o the extent that there may be conflict be- Conflict between tween any provision of this Code and any provision of existing .,iSting law not specially repealed in one or another of the Divisions herein, the applicable provision of this Code, as of its effec- tive date, shall prevail over said provision of...
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Administration B1. This Division may be cited as the Antigua and Short title. Barbuda Labour Code (Administration) Division. B2. It is hereby declared that the following principles National policy. shall govern the administration of the Code: (1) Responsibilities shall be futed, so that administrators, employers a...
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(2) Voluntary adjustment or settlement of issues, without formal action by the administrators, is to be encouraged; and any such adjustment or settlement, unless clearly contrary to the purposes of the Code or of any of the Divisions, shall be accepted as dispositive of the issues thus adjusted or settled. (3) Uniform...
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(4) Where standards or criteria are set forth in one or another provision of the Code, they shall be adhered to in the administration thereof. (5) Administration of the Code shall be speedy. (6) T o the extent practicable, all actions taken by administrators of the Code shall be recorded in writing and, except where ...
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LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (7) Actions of administrators of the Code shall be publicized to the extent practicable: Provided, however, that nothing herein should be con- strued as requiring that the efforts of said administrators to secure voluntary adjustment o r settlement o...
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(8) Persons to whom the administration of one or other of the provisions of the Code is entrusted shall act, in con- nection therewith, impartially and without interference. Interpretation. B3.
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In this Division, unless the context otherwise requires- "Board of Review" means the three members of the Labour Board who have been selected to sit in review of any matter as specified in section B 13; "decisional officer" means the Code Arbitrator or Ar- bitrators or the Hearing Officer to whom a matter has been refe...
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~nspector" means a Labour Inspector within the Labour Inspection Service of the Labour Department; "major trade dispute" is a trade dispute as described in section K 13; " recognition-question" refers to any employer's obliga- tion or non-obligation to treat with the collective bargaining agent of his employees; LAWS O...
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27 2 1 " representation-question"refers to any question arising as to the employees' choice of bargaining agent, as cov- ered by Division J; < ' severance pay" means the right to remuneration, and/or the amount thereof, which may be possess- ed by an employee upon the termination of his employment under certain circums...
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Except where otherwise specified in this Code, overall responsibility. the Minister shall be responsible for the administration of the provisions of this Code; but in discharging this respon- sibility he may delegate authority to perform such acts as do not call for the exercise of his personal discretion. B5. (1) T...
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as are assigned him therein and in addition, as are assigned him by the Minister.
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of Labour (2) In addition to his other duties, he shall receive and cause to be recorded all questions, complaints, petitions, or notifications with respect to employer-employee relations in Antigua and Barbuda, and he shall take the preliminary steps thereon, namely- (a) Upon receipt of any such question, complaint, p...
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (iii) he may request the parties to present witnesses to facts and he may, sua sponte, examine any person as to the matter, alone or in the presence of others, at his discretion; and (iv) he may utilize the processes of mediation or conciliation, or any ot...
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(b) Failing to achieve voluntary adjustment or set- tlement, he shall transmit the matter, with a full report thereon, to the Minister. (3) In addition to his other duties, he shall act as ex- ecutive secretary for the National Labour Board created hereinbelow, for any decisional officer to whom a matter has been refe...
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As such- (a) he shall ensure that the records of all pro- ceedings are maintained; and (b) he shall ensure that all reports and decisions are appropriately disposed of. (4) In addition to his other duties, he shall, to the extent practicable, hold himself ready to assist in the resolution of any question arising out o...
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B6. Responsibilities (1) In addition to his other duties, the Minister, of Minister on upon receipt of a report of the Labour Commissioner trans- Section B5 mitted under section B 5 (2) ( b ) , shall himself attempt to referrals by Labour Commissioner. achieve voluntary adjustment or settlement of the matter by takin...
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(2) Failing to achieve voluntary adjustment or settlement- (a) he may refer the matter back to the parties for private negotiations or resort to any machinery for resolving the issues which they have established or may establish, or for the pursuit of any legal action which may be available to them; LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND...
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27 23 (6) he may refer the matter to the proper authorities if he believes prosecution for the commission of an offence is indicated; or (c) he may refer the matter for formal handling to a decisional officer who, under the Code, is vested with the responsibility of hearing and deciding such matter: Provided that- (i) ...
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(1) A National Labour Board is hereby created Labour Board: its creation, composed of representatives, in equal numbers, of the composition, Government, employers, and employees, selected as follows- responsibilities, procedures, and (a) four members representing Government, one member each nominated by the Ministers r...
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(2) The National Labour Board, shall meet in plenary session at least once per year and at other times- 24 CAP.
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ( a ) upon the instruction of the Minister transmit- ted to the chairman, which instruction shall set forth the purposes thereof, the chairman shall issue a call for a special meeting; setting forth the purposes therefor; or ( b ) upon receipt of the writt...
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(3) ( a ) It shall be the principal responsibility of the National Labour Board periodically to review the Code in the light of the development, economic and social needs of Antigua and Barbuda and to advise the Minister on the need for changes in said Code.
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( b ) In addition, members of the National Labour Board shall serve as a Board of Review as specified in section B 13 and shall discharge such other respon- sibilities as are assigned it in this and other Divisions and as are assigned to it by the Minister.
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( a ) Advance notice of any meeting of the National (4) Labour Board, and a statement of the purposes of such meeting, shall be sent to each member and be posted by the Labour Commissioner upon the bulletin board of the Labour Department, there to be maintained for a period of not less than ten days prior to the openin...
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( b ) Persons wishing to be heard on the subject of a scheduled meeting of the National Labour Board may file a notice of same with the Labour Commissioner at least 24 hours in advance of said meeting. (c) The National Labour Board, to the extent prac- ticable, shall listen to anyone wishing to be heard on the subject...
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(4 In addition, the National Labour Board may call upon any Government Department for assistance in ascertaining facts with respect to the subject of a LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code (CAP. 27 2 5 meeting; and it may call upon persons unconnected with Government for assistance therein.
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(e) The absence of one or more members of the National Labour Board with respect to any of its deliberations shall not affect the validity thereof: Provided that not less than two members representing Government, two members representing employers and two members representing employees shall constitute a quorum.
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Cf) The results of the deliberations of the National Labour Board on any matter shall be incorporated in a written report addressed to the Minister containing recommendations and the reasons for such recommen- dations; and, with respect to any such report, specially concurring, minority, or dissenting reports may be pr...
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(h) The executive secretary of the National Labour Board shall cause said report and any specially concur- ring or minority or dissenting report to be published in the Gazette within ten days of said transmission; and he shall thereupon cause a copy of said issue of the Gazette to be posted on the Labour Department bul...
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(5) ( a ) The National Labour Board shall be an Honorary Body, and each of its members shall be award- ed, for each year or fraction thereof of service thereon, an appropriate Certificate of Service signed by the Minister.
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(6) No member shall be given nor shall he accept financial remuneration for these services by the Govern- ment or by any other party; except that he may be given and he may accept the renumeration for services he would have been rendering during the time spent on National Labour Board business, from the person or perso...
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27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code be given and he may accept from the Government an allowance for any travel and travel subsistence expenses, to be fixed by the Minister after consultation with the Financial Secretary. (c) Any person who offers or any member who accepts financial remuneration contrary to paragraph (...
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Arbitration Tribunal: its creation, composition, responsibilities, procedures, and compensation. B8.
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(1) There is hereby created an Arbitration Tribunal to hear and determine any major trade dispute whose membership shall consist of not less than seven and not more than eleven Code Arbitrators at all times to be selected as follows- ( a ) Applications or nominations for membership on the Arbitration Tribunal, submitte...
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(b) After receiving the National Labour Board's report on its deliberations, as described in paragraph (a), the Minister shall select the members of the Arbitration Tribunal. (2) It shall be the responsibility of the Code Arbitrator or a Panel of Code Arbitrators, as the case may be, selected as prescribed in section ...
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(3) In said hearing and determination, the Code Arbitrator or Panel of Code Arbitrators may be assisted by assessors designated by the parties to the dispute: Provided that- (a) the number of assessors designated by each party shall not exceed the number of Code Arbitrators designated to hear and determine the trade di...
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27 ( b ) the validity of the hearing and determination of a trade dispute shall be unaffected by the failure of any party to the dispute to 'designate the assessoi-s to which it is entitled or by the failure of any designated assessor to assist in the hearing or determination.
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(4) The hearing shall take place as soon as possible after referral, but, the Code Arbitrator or the Panel of Code Arbitrators, as the case may be, may call the parties into pre- hearing conference for the purpose of narrowing issues. ( 5 ) At the hearing, the parties may present evidence on the issues; may argue oral...
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(6) Within the time provided by the applicable provi- sion, the Code Arbitrator or Panel of Code Arbitrators, as the case may be, shall make a determination of the trade dispute.
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(7) The determination of the trade dispute shall be made by the Code Arbitrator or, in the case of a Panel of Code Arbitrators, by a majority of the members of such Panel; and such determination shall be incorporated in a decision issued by the Code Arbitrators or Panel of Code Arbitrators, as the case may be, as follo...
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( 6 ) The decision shall contain a determination of all relevant issues presented, with the underlying reasons therefor.
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(8) Whenever more than one Code Arbitrator has been designated to hear and determine a trade dispute and any vacancy occurs in their number, the remaining members may, with the consent of the parties, act notwithstanding such vacancy; and such consent given, no act, proceeding, or determination of the remaining members...
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2 8 CAP. 27) Antigua and Barbuda Labour Code LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (9) ( a ) Code Arbitrators may or may not be employees of the Government and need not be citizens or residents of Antigua and Barbuda. With respect to matters refer- red to them for formal handling under section B6 ( 2 ) (c), they shall receive ...
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for time actually spent as a result of such referrals, plus an allowance for any travel or travel subsistence expenses, said renumeration and allowance to be set by the Minister, after consultation with the Minister responsible for Finance.
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( b ) The Code Arbitrators may, at their discretion, hold themselves out as available for the hearing and determination of trade disputes which are not referred for formal handling under section B6 (2) (c) but with respect to which the parties, by agreement, seek a hear- ing and determination by a Code Arbitrator or pa...
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In such cases, as a service to the parties and only to the extent practicable, the Labour Commissioner shall make the necessary arrangements in accordance with the wishes of the parties, but the compensation and travelling allowance, if any, of the Code Arbitrators shall be paid by the parties. ( c ) Assessors who par...
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( 1 0 ) Each Code Arbitrator shall hold office for a term of five years, except that his incumbency shall end earlier if- ( a ) he resigns; or ( 6 ) he is removed from office by z Court order for good cause unrelated to the exercise of his decisional processes, and he shall be eligible for re-election, under the proced...
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(1 1) The Arbitration Tribunal is hereby empowered to issue regulations covering its procedures which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Code. Hearing officers. B9. ( I ) Any question, petition, charge or complaint concerning severance pay as covered by Part 4 of Division LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA An...
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27 29 C hereof, concerning alleged unfair dismissals as covered by Part 5 of Division C hereof, representation questions as covered by Division J hereof o r infringements as covered by Part 1 of Division K hereof, which shall have been referred for formal handling as provided in section B 6 (2) ( c ) , -herein, shall b...
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.... .-. ( 2 ) The Hearing Officer shall be the Labour Commis- sioner or, in his discretion, his appointee from the Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department. ( 3 ) The Hearing Officer may, in his discretion, call the parties into pre-hearing conferences, for the purpose of narrowing issues. (4) At the heari...
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