S.L. 452.112 Art. 4General provisions on recognition.

(1) When a union has been recognized by the employer, no union may request recognition for a period of one year from the date when such recognition was awarded.

(2) A union shall have the right to request recognition, from the employer, as the sole collective bargaining union, in respect of the employees of that same employer. Such a request shall be made in writing to the employer and copying the Director.

(3) Without prejudice to article 57(2) of the Act, on receiving a request in terms of sub-regulation (2), the Director shall request lists and other information about -

(a) union members from the union making the request for recognition, including proof of membership through a presentation of records and up-to-date records of payment: Provided that for the purpose of these regulations, an employee would still be considered as a member of the union if he still has payments in arrears of not more than three months from the date of the request;

(b) employees in the category or categories of interest from the employer and, in the case of membership fees paid through a check-off system, a list of such employees shall also be provided by the employer: Provided that the list of employees provided in terms of paragraphs (a) and (b), shall reflect the staff complement as on the date when the request for recognition was effected by the union and shall exclude those employees whose employment contracts do not add up to more than four months in one calendar year.

(4) The lists and other information referred to in sub-regulation

(3) shall be presented in the format requested by the Director within forty-eight hours from the request effected by the union.