Chapter 7 Welfare

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Chapter 7 Welfare

 

Section 92. There shall be a Labour Welfare Committee consisting of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as chairperson; four representatives from government, five representatives each from both Employers and Employees appointed by the Minister as members and an official of the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare appointed by the Minister as the secretary.

 

Section 93.The Labour Welfare Committee shall have powers and duties as follows:

(1)  to  make  comments  to  the  Minister  concerning  policies,  guidelines  and measures on labour welfare;

(2) to make comments to the Minister on the issue of Ministerial Regulations, Notifications or Rules concerning the provisions of welfare in establishments;

(3) to provide advices on the provision of labour welfare for different types of establishments;

(4) to evaluate and report the performance results to the Minister;

(5) to issue an order to an Employer to pay a special severance pay in lieu of advance notice or a special severance pay under Section 120/1

(6) to perform any other task as prescribed by this Act or by any other law to be the powers and duties of the Labour Welfare Committee or as assigned by the Minister.

 

Section 94. Section 78 paragraph two, Section 80, Section 81, Section 82 paragraph one, Section 83, Section 84, Section 85 and Section 86 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Labour Welfare Committee.

 

Section 95. The Minister shall have the power to issue the Ministerial Regulations requiring an Employer to provide welfare of any kind or requiring any welfare to be provided the certain kinds of in accordance with ministerial standards.

 

Section 96. In a place of business with fifty Employees or more, an Employer shall arrange for the establishment of a welfare committee at the place of business, comprising of at least five Employee representatives.

Members of the welfare committee at a place of business shall be elected according to the rules and procedures prescribed by the Director-General.

Whereas a place of business of an Employer has an employee committee under the law on labour relations, the employee committee shall act as the welfare committee at the place of business as prescribed under this Act.

 

Section 97. The welfare committee at a place of business shall have powers and duties as follows:

(1) to jointly consult with the Employer for the purpose of providing welfare the Employees;

(2) to give advice and make recommendations to the Employer regarding the provision of welfare for Employees;

(3) to  inspect, control  and  supervise  the welfare  arrangements provided  for Employees; and

(4) to make comments and propose guidelines on the welfare arrangements for the benefit of Employees to the Labour Welfare Committee.

 

 

Section 98. An Employer shall hold a meeting with the welfare committee at a place of business at least once every three months; or upon request with appropriate reason by more than one-half of the total number of the committee members or the labour union.

 

Section 99. The Employer shall conspicuously post an announcement at the work place of Employees regarding the provision of welfare in accordance with the Ministerial Regulations  issued  under  Section  95  or  in  accordance  with  an  agreement  with  the Employees.




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