Labour laws within the International labour organization project

BBM 3106: LABOUR LAWS CAT
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

(a) Labour laws have a long and a crimonicus history.  Discuss the legal weapons of choice that businesses used to control early unionizations efforts.                                                                                (6mks)

(b) The signing of an industrial Relations Charter was an important milestone in the evaluation of labour laws in Kenya.  Discuss the main contents of the revised industrial relations charter and its impact on labour in Kenya.                                                                  (8mks)

May 2007, a taskforce called the labour law reform agenda is appointed by the Attorney General (Gazette Notice No.3204) review the labour laws within the International labour organization project.  Discuss any ten(10) areas of labour regulation was to be covered by the taskforce.                                                                             (8mks)

(a) What is collective agreement?                                          (2mks)

(b) Discuss the pre-requisite conditions, which must be fulfilled before parties may proceed with the collective bargaining process which is contained in the trade unions Act, Trade disputes Act and the Industrial Relations Charter.                                                                (8mks)