Employer to negotiate with certified trade union

(1) Where a trade union has been certified as a bargaining agent by the Tripartite Body in accordance with section 32 (a) of this Act, the employer of the employees comprising the bargaining unit which the trade union is certified to represent shall recognise the trade union and meet and engage in negotiations with it for collective bargaining purposes. (2) Where a certification is granted to a trade union by the Tripartite Body under this Part, the employer or the employers’ organisation and the trade union shall collectively negotiate in good faith, and shall make every reasonable effort to conclude a collective bargaining agreement. (3) Any person aggrieved by a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) of this section, may apply to the Supreme Court for redress, and the Supreme Court may make such orders and grant such other relief in respect of the application as it may think just and equitable to ensure compliance with any of those subsections. (4) Without prejudice to subsection (3) of this section, a certified trade union, or an employer or employers’ organisation which contravenes subsection (1) or (2) of the Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, 30 Recognition and Status) section, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars.