Conclancu.
Report by concilinglan althcer.
Spezial çoo can.
Publication of
special con- ciliation.
"conciliation officer" means an officer of the Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department who is authorized by the Commissioner under section 3(c) to initiate or undertake conciliation; "employee" means any person who has entered into or works under (or, To the case of a contract which has been terminated, worked under) a contract with an employer, whether the contract is by way of manual labour, clerical work or otherwise, is express or implied," oral or in writing, and whether it is a contract of service or apprenticeship or a contract personally to execute any work or labour; "employer" means the person by whom an employee is (or, în a case
where the employment biz ceased, was) employed;,
"party" means a party to a trade dispute;
"special conciliatico” means a discussion or action initiated or underlaken by a special conciliation officer to assist the parties to a trade dispup to reach a settlement of the trade dispute:
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"special conciliation officer" means a senior officer of the Labour Relations Division of the Labour Department, or any other public officer or person, who is authorized by the Commissioner under section $ to initiate or undertake special conciliation;
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"trade dispute" means any dispute or difference between employers and employees, or between employees and employees, connected with the employment or non-employment, or the terms of employment, or with the conditions of or affecting employment, of any person.
PART II
CONCILIATION
3. Where a trade dispute exists or is apprehended the Commissioner may, with the object of promoting settlement of the trade dispule.—
(a) inquire into the causes and circumstances of the trade dispute; (8) lake such steps as to him may seem expedient for the purpos
of assisting the partics to reach a settlement of the trade dispute: (c) authorize a conciliation officer to initiate or undertake conciliation.
4. (1) Where a conciliation officer has attempted conciliation bal no settlement of the trade dispute has been reached, the conciliation ofina shall without delay report the maller to the Commissioner,
(2) In a report under subsection (1), the conciliation officer shall sel out, in addition to any other information which he considers will be of assistance to the Commissioner, such facts as appear to him to be agreed by all or any of the parties and such facts as appear to him to be i dispute between any of the parties.
3. (1) On receipt of a report under section 4, the Commissioner may authorize à special conciliation officer to initiate or undertake special conciliation.
(2) The Commissioner, instead of authorizing a conciliation office under section 3(c), may, if he is of the opinion that the circumstances of the trade dispute so warrant, authorize a special conciliation officer is initiate or undertake special conciliation.
6.
The Commissioner may publish the name of the special concilik tion officer authorized under section 5 and particulars relating to the parties in such manner as he thinks fit.
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7 (1) Where a special conciliation officer has attempted special Report by conciliation but no settlement of the trade dispute has been reached, the pedal IL special conciliation officer shall without delay report the matter to the *dicion
Commissioner.
(2) In a report under subsection (0), the special conciliation officer shall set out in addition to any other information which he considers will be of assistance to the Commissioner, such facts as appear to him to be agreed by all or any of the parties and such facts as appear to him to be in dispute between any of the parties.
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2. Where a settlement of a trade dispute is reached by conciliation Memorandum or special conciliation, a memorandum of the terms of the settlement shall of selec
of trade be drawn up and signed by the parties, or their representatives, and a
culouse. copy of the memorandum shall be delivered to the Commissioner.
9. Anything communicated to a conciliation officer or special com- evnered ciliation officer in connexion with the performance of his functions under commoatc this Ordinance shall not be admissible in evidence in any proceedings kom. before an arbitrator or board of inquiry, except with the consent of the person who communicated il to the conciliation officer or special concilia- tion officer.
10. (1) On receipt of a report under section 7. the Commissioner may submit a report on the trade dispute to the Governor in Council with such recommendation as he thinks fl.
(2) In a report under subsection (1), the Commissioner shall set out auch matters relating to the trade dispute as he considers will be of assistance to the Governar in Council.
Subru salon.
a Governor
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11. The Governor in Council may, on considering a report and Reference recommendation submitted under section 10-
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(a) with the consent of the parties, refer the trade dispute to arbitra- inquiry.
tion:
(b) refer the trade dispute to a board of inquiry; or
(e) take such other action as the circumstances of the trade dispute
may Walrani.
PART III
ARBITRATION
12. (1) Where under section 11 the Governor in Council refers a Arbitration trade dispute to arbitration, he shall appoint an arbitration tribunal which tribunal. shall consist of—
(2) a sole arbitrator or
(8) 3 arbitrators, one of whom shall be appointed as the chairman. (2) The Governor in Council shall, when appointing an arbitration tribunal under subsection (1), specify the period within which the arbitra- tion shall be concluded.
(3) For the purpose of facilitating the appointment of an arbitrator To an arbitration tribunal under subsection (1), the Governor shall constitute * panel of persons who appear to him to be suitable for such appointment.
13. An arbitration shall be conducted in private.
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in pelvice.
14. An arbitration tribunal shall sit for the conduct of an arbitration Place of such places and times as, having regard to the convenience of the beadlog. parties and witnesses, it thinks it.