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Noting that the Government indicates that it had become aware that blacklisting was taking place within the construction sector, the Committee requests the Government to inform it of the development of regulations pursuant to the Employment Relations Act, 1999, in relation to blacklisting of individuals on the basis of their trade union membership or activities.
The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's report.
The Committee notes that the Government refers in its report to a revised Civil Service Management Code issued on 1 April 1996 concerning the determination of terms and conditions of employment of civil servants. The Committee requests the Government to forward a copy of this Code and any amendments thereto with its next report.
The Committee also notes with interest that the Civil Service Arbitration Agreement between the Council of Civil Service Unions and the Cabinet Office which provides for the voluntary arbitration of disputes in the civil service has been reinstated.
The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government in its report.
In its previous observation, the Committee had stated that, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), the independent and impartial machinery which had existed since 1925 for the settlement of disputes in the civil service would soon be abolished, since the Government had announced its unilateral decision to terminate the Civil Service Arbitration Agreement as of 31 March 1992, after which there would be no form of arbitration available for some 530,000 non-industrial civil servants.
The Committee notes that in reply to the TUC's comments, the Government refers the Committee to the observations it made to the Committee on Freedom of Association in respect of Case No. 1619 284th Report of the Committee, approved by the Governing Body at its 254th Session (November 1992)].
In these circumstances, the Committee - like the Committee on Freedom of Association - regrets that the Government decided unilaterally to put an end to the Civil Service Arbitration Agreement. It notes however from the information supplied to the Committee on Freedom of Association that the parties agreed on new procedures. The Committee trusts that these new arrangements will provide a suitable framework for the resolution of disputes.
The Committee takes note of the Government's report and of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) communication of January 1992.
1. The Committee observes that, according to the TUC, the independent and impartial machinery which has existed since 1925 for the settlement of disputes in the civil service will soon be abolished, since the Government has announced its unilateral decision to terminate the Civil Service Arbitration Agreement as of 31 March 1992, after which there will be no form of arbitration available for some 530,000 non-industrial civil servants.
Since the Government has not had time to reply to these comments, the Committee will take account of the issues raised by the TUC, in the light of the Government's observations, at its next examination of the Convention.
2. Referring to its previous observation concerning the working conditions of primary and secondary school teachers, the Committee notes from the Government's report that the School Teachers' Pay Review Body, established under the School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Act, 1991, will make recommendations on the statutory pay and conditions of school teachers for the financial year 1992-93. The Government adds it will provide a full report on the provisions of this Act in its next report on Convention No. 98.
The Committee will examine this matter, taking into consideration the observations received from the trade unions concerned, when it examines the application of Convention No. 98 at its next session.
1. The Committee notes the Government's report. In particular it notes that the change in position relating to the application to House of Lords staff of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 was the result of legal advice, and not of the High Court decision referred to in the Committee's 1988 observation.
2. At its last session the Committee examined, under Convention No. 98, certain matters relating to collective bargaining in the teaching sector in England and Wales. The Committee notes that in January 1990 the Trades Union Congress addressed certain comments to it in relation to this matter. These comments have been transmitted to the Government for its observations. The Committee will take account of the issues raised by the TUC, in the light of the Government's observations, when it examines the application of Convention No. 98 at its next session.