Second Session,

48th General Assembly

66 Elizabeth II,

BILL 17

ACT TO AMEND THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT NO. 2

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HONOURABLE AL

HAWKINS

Minister of Advanced

Education, Skills and Labour

Ordered to be printed by

the Honourable House of Assembly

EXPLANATORY NOTES

This

Bill would amend the Labour Relations Act

No. 2 to provide for fixed terms of 2 years for regular members of the Labour

Relations Board while removing the requirement for one regular member to retire

every year.

A BILL

AN ACT TO AMEND THE

LABOUR RELATIONS ACT NO. 2

Analysis

S.6 Amdt.

Continuation of board

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and

House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSNL1990 cL-1

as amended

1. (1) Paragraphs 6(2)(

b) and (

c) of the Labour Relations Act are repealed and

the following substituted:

(b) 2 persons representative of employers, who

hold office for 2 years; and

(c) 2 persons representative of employees, who

hold office for 2 years.

(2) Subsection 6(3) of the Act is repealed and the

following substituted:

(3) The

Lieutenant-Governor in Council shall appoint the chairperson and members of the

board.

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