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Section 56 of The Labour Relations Act 2007: Trade union access to employer’s premises

    

(1) Without limiting the matters that may be dealt with in a recognition agreement, a recognition agreement shall provide for an employer to grant a trade
union reasonable access to the employers premises for officials or authorised representatives of the trade union to pursue the lawful activities of the trade union, including but limited not to―
(a) recruiting members for the trade union;
(b) holding meetings with members of the trade union and other employees outside of working hours;
(c) representing members of the trade unions in dealings with the employer; and
(d) conducting ballots in accordance with the constitution of the trade union.
(2) An employer may-
(a) impose reasonable conditions as to the time and place of any rights granted in this section to avoid undue disruption of operations or in the interest of safety; and
(b) require officials or trade union representatives requesting access to provide proof of their identity and credentials.
(3) Any dispute concerning the granting of access, or the conditions upon which access is to be granted, may be referred to the Industrial Court under a certificate of urgency.

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