Section 21: How the Labour Board Shapes Employment Policies
21.Functions of Board
(1)The functions of the Board are to advise the Minister on any matter falling under this Act and on any other matters affecting employment and industrial relations as may be referred to the Board by the Minister.
(2)The Board shall exercise its powers and perform it's functions in such manner and subject to such conditions set out in the regulations.
(3)Where it is proposed to introduce measures designed to encourage and promote collective bargaining, the Minister shall seek the views of the Board on the measures, before their introduction.
(4)Subject to subsection (1), the Board shall advise the Minister on the following—
(a)matters concerning relations between Uganda and the International Labour Organisation, including the making of replies and comments to questionnaires and proposed texts of international labour standards, the taking of action necessary to comply with the obligations of membership of the International Labour Organisation, and any proposed denunciation of a ratified Convention;
(b)aspects of vocational guidance and vocational training;
(c)matters concerning the operation of the employment service and the development of the employment service policy;
(d)the formulation and development of policies designed to promote the granting of paid educational leave to workers for the purposes of—
(i)training;
(ii)labour union social and civic education; and
(iii)labour union education; and
(e)the formulation and development of a national policy on vocational rehabilitation and the employment of persons with disabilities.
(5)The Minister shall, in consultation with and after approval of the Minister responsible for finance, fix the remuneration for the members of the Board.
Plain English Summary
Government cannot introduce measures to encourage collective bargaining without first seeking advice from the Labour Advisory Board. This board advise...
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