{"id":449,"date":"2023-09-21T09:54:55","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2023-12-18T13:20:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:20:43","slug":"mediation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Dispute Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"449\" class=\"elementor elementor-449\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a9a0bf6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a9a0bf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8e10b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f8e10b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b066b9 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class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Dispute Resolution<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37f1ad8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/advisory\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Advisory Services<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-81d0e20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/inspection\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Inspections<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-e44c480\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/consultation\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Public Education and Awareness<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-de523ef\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/registrar\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Trade Union Registration and Certification<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d7b09cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/custodian\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Ratification of Collective Agreements<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b75907b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/work-permit\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Work Permits<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-05a75e0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/employment\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Employment Services<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a6908bd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/information\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Market Information<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a57b420 menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/farm-program\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Migration Management<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-08e21a3 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/farm-program\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker\u2019s Programme (SAWP)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-32f0e46 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/caricom-skills-certificate\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>CARICOM Skills Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a196640 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/work-permit\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Work Permits<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-active-item menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-2a1598c\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/mediation\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Dispute Resolution<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37f1ad8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/advisory\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Advisory Services<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-81d0e20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/inspection\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Inspections<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-e44c480\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/consultation\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Public Education and Awareness<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-de523ef\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/registrar\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Trade Union Registration and Certification<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-d7b09cf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/custodian\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Ratification of Collective Agreements<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b75907b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/work-permit\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Work Permits<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-05a75e0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/employment\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Employment Services<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a6908bd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/information\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Market Information<\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a57b420 menu-item-has-children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/farm-program\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Labour Migration Management<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-08e21a3 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/farm-program\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker\u2019s Programme (SAWP)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-32f0e46 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/caricom-skills-certificate\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>CARICOM Skills Certificate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-a196640 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/llca.gov.gd\/labour\/services\/work-permit\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Work Permits<\/a><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f813da4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f813da4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659cef5 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" 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elementor-element-c4cf633 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"c4cf633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAction by Minister\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b950050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b950050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(1) A trade dispute as defined by this Act, whether existing or apprehended, may be<br \/>reported to the Minister by or on behalf of either of the parties to the dispute, or by the Labour Commissioner in his or her own discretion and the Minister shall thereupon take the matter into his or her consideration and take such steps as seem to him or her expedient for promoting settlement of such dispute.<br \/>(2) Pursuant to subsection (1), a trade dispute shall be dealt with by the following manner\u2014<br \/>(a) by referring the trade dispute to the Labour Commissioner at the con-<br \/>ciliation meeting, and, if this fails to resolve the dispute;<br \/>(b) by referring the trade dispute to the Minister at a mediation meeting;<br \/>(c) The Labour Commissioner and the Minister shall endeavour as far as is reasonably practicable to do so, to hold the conciliation and mediation meetings respectively within thirty (30) days of referrals.<br \/>(3) If there is a trade dispute in respect of an essential service and the parties fail to comply with subsection (2), or the steps undertaken under subsection (2) fail to resolve the dispute\u2014<br \/>(a) the Minister shall first seek the consent of the parties to the dispute for referral of the dispute, within a time specified by him, to an Arbitration Tribunal and for its composition and terms of reference; but,<br \/>(b) if the consent of the parties cannot be obtained within the time specified, the Minister may decide to establish an Arbitration Tribunal and determine its composition and terms of reference in his own discretion.<br \/>(4) If there is a trade dispute in respect of a service other than an essential service and the parties to the dispute fail to comply with subsection (2) or the steps taken under subsection (2) fail to resolve the dispute, the Minister may invite both parties to reach mutual agreement on the establishment of an Arbitration Tribunal, its composition and terms of reference, but no party is compelled to agree on same.<br \/>(5) Once there has been mutual agreement on the establishment of an Arbitration Tribunal in respect of an industrial dispute or, failing such agreement, the Minister has decided to establish an Arbitration Tribunal as provided by this section, the provisions of section 50 of the principal Act apply as if the dispute had been referred to an Arbitration Tribunal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7162900 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" data-id=\"7162900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-title-container style2\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"premium-title-header premium-title-style2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReferral to an Arbitration Tribunal\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb9f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adb9f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>(1) When a trade dispute has been referred to an Arbitration Tribunal under section 45<br \/>in an essential service, so long as the matter is before the Tribunal, and until the Tribunal makes its award and the award is published under section 52, no industrial action regarding the dispute before the Tribunal shall be continued or taken or ordered by the employees or employers who are parties to the dispute or by trade unions representing them or by other employees or employers or trade unions in solidarity with or support of the employees or employers who are parties to the dispute; unless no award of the Tribunal is published within sixty days of the matter being referred to an Arbitration Tribunal under section 45 or within such extended period being not more than twenty-eight additional days as may be fixed by the Minister if special circumstances so necessitate in a particular manner.<br \/>(2) In this section, \u201cindustrial action\u201d refers to either a lock-out, a strike or an irregular industrial action.<br \/>(3) Except as provided in subsection (1), no employer, employee or trade union shall take industrial action in respect of an essential service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a418a1 premium-title-color elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-title\" 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