Write brief notes on Industrial Court.

      

Write brief notes on Industrial Court.

  

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Maurice
(a) Establishment: it is established under section 14 (1) of the Trade Disputes Act. It
was established in 1964.

(b) Composition: it is presided over by judge appointed by the president. The judge sits with
two other persons selected by him from a KASNEB PANEL of four persons appointed by the
minister for labour in consultation with COTU and Federation of Kenya Empoyers. At the
moment there are two industrial court judges.

(c) Jurisdiction: it exercises original jurisdiction in civil matters, namely, industrial disputes
for example, employers and employees. Disputes may be referred to the court by the minister for
labour or a registered trade union. Decisions of the court are known as AWARDS and are final
that is, cannot be appealed against, stayed or reviewed.
(i) An award must be published in the Kenya Gazette where upon it becomes effective.

(ii) The Industrial court maintains a register of all collective agreements registered with it.

(iii) The principal function of the industrial court in determining industrial disputes is to
promote industrial harmony.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on May 3, 2018 at 08:36


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