Employment Act 1955 · Updated to 1 Aug 2023 · Part II · Contracts of Service
8. Contracts of service not to restrict rights of employees to join, participate in or organize trade unions
Feedback & supportNothing in any contract of service shall in any manner restrict the right of any employee who is a party to such contract—
contract of service
“contract of service” means any agreement, whether oral or in writing and whether express or implied, whereby one person agrees to employ another as an employee and that other agrees to serve his employer as an employee and includes an apprenticeship contract;
to join a registered trade union;
to participate in the activities of a registered trade union, whether as an officer of such union or otherwise; or
to associate with any other persons for the purpose of organizing a trade union in accordance with the Trade
Unions Act 1959 [Act 262].
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