Protection of employees from discrimination by employers, etc

(1) It shall be unlawful for an employer, or an employers’ organisation or federation, or a person acting for and on behalf of an employer or an employers’ organisation or federation, to engage in the activities specified in subsection (2) of this section in respect of any employee or person seeking employment. etc. (2) The activities referred to in subsection (1) of this section are, (a) requiring the employee or person seeking employment not to join a trade union or a Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, 10 Recognition and Status) federation of trade unions or to relinquish his membership therein as a condition precedent to the offer of employment, or, as case may be, the continuation of employment; (b) discriminating or engaging in any prejudicial action, including discipline, dismissal or, as the case may be, refusal of employment because of the employee’s exercise or anticipated exercise, or the person seeking employment’s anticipated exercise, of any rights conferred or recognised by this Act or any Regulations made hereunder, the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4, any other law governing labour and employment relations, or under any collective bargaining agreement; (c) discriminating or engaging in any prejudicial action, including discipline, dismissal or, as the case may be, refusal of employment against the employee or person seeking employment by reason of trade union member- ship or anticipated membership, or participation or anticipated participation in lawful trade union activities; (d) threatening any employee or person seeking employment with any disadvantage by reason of exercising any rights conferred or recognized by this Act or any Regulations made hereunder, the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4, any other law governing labour and employment relations, or under any collective Trade Unions and Employers; Organisations (Registration, Recognition and Status) 11 (e) promising any employee or person seeking employment any benefits or advantages for not exercising any rights conferred or recognised by this Act or any Regulations made hereunder, the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4, any other law governing labour and employment relations, or under any collective (f) restraining or seeking to restrain any or other person seeking employment, through a contract of employment or otherwise, from exercising any rights conferred or recognised under this Act or any Regulations made hereunder, the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4, any other law governing labour and employment relations, or under any collective bargaining agreement. (3) Any contractual provision made pursuant to subsection (2) (f) of this section shall be void, whether it was made before or after the commencement of this Act. (4) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section, shall be read and construed as prohibiting an employer from lawfully dismissing or disciplining any employee.