Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

The Committee notes the Government's report, including the Employment (Amendment) Act, 1996, attached thereto.

The Committee notes that the recent amendments to the Employment Act have not addressed the previous concerns raised by the Committee regarding the need to provide adequate protection against anti-union discrimination in the course of employment, including dismissal and other prejudicial acts, in particular the need to provide sufficiently effective and dissuasive sanctions for such discrimination. At present, pursuant to the Employment Act, 1991, a remedy is available only where anti-union discrimination results in dismissal and the remedy is limited to financial compensation awarded by the Employment Tribunal. The Committee, therefore, requests the Government to consider the extension of the legal protection presently afforded through the provision of dissuasive sanctions.

The Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any progress regarding the issues raised above.