employment laws employee organizations.ppt

Study for law students prepared by Asfaw Gidey

1. CHAPTER FIVE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AND AGREEMENT

2. Evolution of collective Labour
relationship
•CollectiveLabourRelation:itisarelationbetweenan
employeroremployer’sassociationwithatradeunionoran
associationoftradeunions
•Collectivebargaining,collectiveagreementandstrikeare
amongthistypeofrelationship
•Thereweretimesinlaborhistorythatformationof
associationsofemployeeswasconsideredasconspiracyand
hencecriminaloffence
•SincetheestablishmentofILOasaworldbodytherightto
formassociationhasbeenoneofthefundamentalrightsfor
boththeemployeesandemployers

3. Continued
•Howeverafterrightrecognitiontherewereanemployment
contractsforbiddingmembershipinalaborunion,called
yellowdogcontract.
•FreedomofAssociationandProtectionoftheRightto
OrganizeConventionNo87,1948andRighttoOrganizeand
CollectiveBargainingConventionNo98,1949developedfor
thispurpose
•Ethiopiaratifytheseconventionin1963astheconstitutionof
1955recognizelabourassociations
•ProclamationNo210/1963hadmoredetailintheformation
ofassociationsbylimitingminimumnumberofmembers50
persons

4. Continued
•InDergregime,byproclamation65/1975numberof
membershiplowereddownto20,butitblock
employersassociationbeingsilent
•FDREconstitutionenshrinetherighttoassociationin
article31asageneralandtherighttoformlabour
unionsinarticle42asaspecificconcern
•Labourproclamation42/85laterproclamationNo
377/96detailedabouttheformationoftradeunions
andemployerassociationsaswelltheirobligations
asfollow

5. Formation of trade union and
employer association: art 113/14
•TradeUnion:isanorganizationformedbyworkers
•GeneralTradeUnion:isatypeoftradeunionformed
byworkersoftwoormoredifferentundertakingjointly
•Employers’association:isanorganizationestablished
byemployers
•Federation:isanorganizationestablishedbymore
thanonetradeunionsoremployers’association
•Confederation:isanorganizationestablishedbymore
thanonetradeunionsfederationsoremployer’s
federations

6. Continued
•Aworkerhasarighttoformandbeamemberoftradeunion
butcannotbeamemberintwoormoretradeunionsatonce
•Atradeunioncanbeformedbytenormoreworkers.Theremay
bemultipletradeunionsinagivenundertaking
•Atradeunioncanformfederationandthefederationbe
memberofconfederation.Atradeunioncannotbeimmediate
memberofconfederation
•Anemployerhastherighttoformemployers’association,then
theassociationfederation,thefederationbememberof
confederation
•Iftheworkerinundertakingislessthantenworker,theworker
hastherighttoformgeneraltradeunion

7. Obligations of organizations: art 15
and 16
•Observetheconditionsofworkandfulfillthe
obligationssetforthintheLP
•Respecttherightsandinterestsofmembers
•Representmembersincollectivenegotiationsand
labourdisputes
•Ensurethatlaws,regulations,directivesand
statementsareknownto,beobservedand
implementedbymembers;
•Initiatelaws,andparticipateactivelyduringtheir
preparationandamendments

8. Registration: Art 18
•Allorganizationshavetheobligationtopreparefull
constitutionandberegisteredbyMOLSA
•Theregistrationcanbeactual(certifyingByMOLSA)or
presumed(defaultofdecisionByMOLSAwithin15days)
•Registrationcanbeobjectedforthefollowingreasons:
–theorganizationdoesnotfulfilltherequirementslaiddowninthis
Proclamation,regulationsanddirectivesissuedinaccordancewiththis
Proclamation
–theobjectivesandtheconstitutionoftheorganizationareillegal
–thenameoftheorganizationissimilartoanotherorganization
–oneormorethanoneofthoseelectedasleadersoftheorganization
havebeenconvictedandpunished,withinthelatetenyears,of
serious,nonpoliticaloffencesandtheorganizationisnotwillingto
substitute.them

9. Continued
•Onceregisteredtheorganizationwillhavefulllegal
personality
•Thereisalsoaprobabilitythatorganizationcanbe
cancelledfromregistrationbyorderofregionalhigh
courtwhen:
–Theregistrationwasbyfraudordeceit
–Theorganizationfoundinillegalactsandcouldnotcorrect
–Theobjectiveoforganizationisillegalandcannotcorrectit
–Byrequestatdissolutionoforganization
•Inbothcasesthereistherighttoappeal
•Incancellationcasethereisprioronemonthnotice

10. Collective bargaining and
Agreement
•CollectiveBargaining:isanegotiationmadebetween
employersandworkersorganizationsortheir
representativesconcerningconditionsofworkor
collectiveagreementortherenewalandmodificationsof
thecollectiveagreement
•Collectiveagreement:isanagreementconcludedin
writingbetweenoneormorerepresentativeoftrade
unionsandoneormoreemployersoragentsor
representativesofemployersororganizations
•Bothtradeunionandemployer’sassociationare
representedbytheirleaders

11. Subjects of collective agreement :
Art 128 and 129
•Mattersconcerningemploymentrelations
•Conditionsofwork
•Relationsofemployersandtheirorganizationswith
workers’organizations
•Mattersleftbythelawtoberegulatedbycollective
agreements
•Occupationalsafetyandhealth
•Workers’promotion,wages,transfer,reductionand
discipline
•Workinghoursandintervalbreaktimes

12. Procedures
•Thefollowingarebasicprinciplesincollectivebargainingand
agreement
–Non-interference
–Freeandvoluntarily
–Havinggoodfaith
•Apartywhowanttobargainrequestinwritingtootherparty
preparingadraftofissues
•Theotherpartyreplywithintendaysandtheybothsetrules
ofbargaining
•Inordertoamendapreviouscollectiveagreement,the
requestshallbebefore3monthsofexpiration

13. Continued
•RegistrationofcollectiveagreementinMOLSA
•Accedingispossible
•Itgovernsallworkersintheundertakingandtheemployer
•Itiseffectivefromdateofsignature
•Itcannotbechallengedbefore3yearsunlessthereismajor
economicchange
•LessfavorableconditionsthanprovidedbyLParevoidand
nullseecaseNo92410ChinahighwayGrouplimitedVsAto
Wbshetvol,16
•Evenifthetradeuniondissolvedcollectiveagreement
continuesb/nworkersandemployer

14. Continued
•Incaseofamalgamationthefollowingwillbe
applicable:
–Whereundertakingswhichhavetheirowncollective
agreementaredissolvedthecollectiveagreementconcluded
bymoreworkersbeforethedissolutionshallbedeemedas
concludedbytheothersandshallbeapplicable
–whereonlyoneoftheundertakingshasacollective
agreement,itshallbeapplicabletotheundertakingwhich
resultsfromtheamalgamation
–wherethenumberofworkersofalloftheundertakings,are
equalandtheyhavetheirowncollectiveagreements,the
onemorefavorableingeneral,shallbeapplicable

15. Cassation cases
•CaseNo26077EthiopianCommercialbankVsAynalemBayle,
vol6,whenthecollectiveagreementismorefavorablethan
theprovisionsofLPcollectiveagreementshallbeapplicable
•CaseNo36692AnbesecitybusservicecompanyVsTesfaye
Mekonen,vol8,uncoveredissuesinLPcanbesubjectof
collectiveagreement
•CaseNo54326AnbesashoecompanyVsEthunAyalew,vol
11breakingconditionsstateincollectiveagreementis
unlawfulact
•CaseNo55731Ethiopiannationalbankemployees’
associationVsMOLSA,vol11,Formationoftradeunionisonly
giventoworkersinLP