Career Advice

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister responsible for Manpower, Youth and Employment by section 174 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) these regulations are made this 28th day of May 2007.

Organized Labour

Collective bargaining certificate

10. (1) Where it comes to the notice of the Chief Labour Officer that there exists more than one trade union in an undertaking, representing the same class of employees, the Chief Labour Officer shall invite the unions to a meeting to undertake verifica­tion to determine which union represents the majority of the workers to be issued with a bargaining certificate, except that the union issued with the certificate shall consult or where appropriate invite other unions in the course of negotiations to participate in the negotiation process.

(2) Where two or more persons or employers desire to form a Trade Union or Employers Association they shall, register with the Chief Labour Officer and pay a registration fee of three million cedis for a Registration Certifi­cate.

{3} Where there still remains a dispute, the matter shall be referred to the National Labour Commission for a binding resolution.

National Tripartite Committee

11. For the purpose of enhancing the perfor­mance of the National Tripartite Committee,

(a) members of the Committee may attend meetings of the Committee with their advisors; each member shall be entitled to one advisor at a time; and

(b) a permanent secretariat shall be established to facilitate activities of the Committee by the Ministry.

Employment of persons with disability

Establishment of Disablement Unit for persons with disability

12. There is established under these Regula­tions a Disablement Unit in each District.

Duties of Disablement Unit

13. (1) Each Disablement Unit shall keep a register of persons with disability in which shall be recorded the names of persons with disability who apply for registration.

(2) On receipt of the application, the person in charge of the Unit or any other person authorised by the Disablement Resettlement Officer, shall enter the name of the applicant in the appropriate register and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.

Disablement Unit to be attached to Public Employment Centres

14. A Disablement Unit for the registration of persons with disability shall be attached to a public employment centre for the registra­tion of persons with disability seeking employment and securing employment for them.

Access to public service

15. A public or private agency shall put in place the necessary facilities and equipment that will make the service available and accessible to a person with disability.

Returns

16. An employer shall forward to the appro­priate Disablement Unit, quarterly returns   in   the   prescribed   form   giving particulars on

(a) the vacancies filled by the employment of persons with disability,

(b) the vacancies remaining unfilled and why they are unfilled, and

(c) any other matter related to the employ­ment of a person with disability.

Special incentive for employing persons with disability

17.0) An employer who

(a) engages up to five persons with disability, or

(b) engages more than five persons with disability shall be given a tax rebate that the Minister of Finance on the recommendations of the Minister for Labour may determine.

(2) A person with disability who engages in an enterprise shall be given a special incentive that the Minister may determine.