Suitability of bargaining unit

(1) Before granting certification to a trade union which applies to it under this Part, the Tripartite Body shall first determine the suitability of the bargaining unit in respect of which the application is made, and shall for that purpose use the principles specified in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The principles referred to in subsection (1) of this section, on which the Tripartite Body shall determine the suitability of a bargaining unit include, (a) the community of interest among the employees in the bargaining unit; (b) the nature, type and scope of duties undertaken or performed by employees in the (c) any written or oral views expressed by or for and on behalf of the employer, the trade union and employees forming the bargaining unit; Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, Recognition and Status) 25 (d) the historical development, if any, of collective bargaining in the employer’s undertaking, corporation or company. (3) The Tripartite Body may, before granting any certification to a trade union which has made application to it under this Part, after considering the principles specified in subsection (2) of this section, include additional employees of the employer to the bargaining unit, or exclude some employees therefrom in order to make the unit more suitable as a bargaining unit.