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KIR-2015-L-102530
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Title_of_text
Employment and Industrial Relations Code 2015 (No. of 2015).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Kiribati
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Adopted on (Date of text)
2015
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
A Code to make provision for the regulation of employment contracts, industrial relations and the settlement of employment disputes and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith.
The objective of the Employment and Industrial Relations Code Act is to provide for the regulation of employment contracts, industrial relations and for the settlement of employment disputes. The Act repeals the:
a. Employment Ordinance 1977,
b. Industrial Relations Code 1988 and the
c. Trade Union and Employer Organisations Act.
The Act aims to modernise employment practices to keep pace with changing labour market needs and aspirations in Kiribati. This includes providing a framework that enables businesses to grow in the context of providing decent work. It is also intended to enable progressive compliance with following International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions which have been ratified by Kiribati:-
- Forced Labour Convention 1930
- Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
- Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
- Equal Remuneration Convention
- Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
- Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
- Minimum Age Convention
- Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
Instrument(s)
C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930; C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948; C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949; C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951; C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957; C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958; C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973; C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2016
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Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1966-04-22 (KIR-1966-L-69656)
Employment Ordinance, 1966 (Cap. 30)
Repealed text(s)
1998-07-09 (KIR-1998-L-69659)
Trade Unions and Employer Organisations Act, 1998
Repealed text(s)
1998-07-09 (KIR-1998-L-69664)
Industrial Relations Code, 1998 (No. 2 of 1998)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute (PacLII)
URL
http://www.paclii.org/
File
KIR102530.pdf (PDF)