a) List EIGHT duties of an employer under the Labour Act, 2003, Act 651. (8 marks)
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- Provide work and appropriate raw materials, machinery, equipment and tools;
- Pay the agreed remuneration at the time and place agreed on in the contract of employment or collective agreement or by custom without any deduction except deduction permitted by law or agreed between the employer and the worker;
- Take all practicable steps to ensure that he worker is free from risk of personal injury or damage to his or her health during and in the course of the worker’s employment or while lawfully on the employer’s premises;
- Develop the human resources by way of training and retraining of the workers;
- Provide and ensure the operation of an adequate procedure for discipline of the workers;
- Furnish the worker with a copy of the worker’s contract of employment;
- Keep open the channels of communication with the workers; and
- Protect the interests of the workers.
b) Mention FOUR rights of a worker under the Labour Act, Act 2003, Act 651. (4 marks)
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- Work under satisfactory, safe and healthy conditions;
- Receive equal pay for equal work without distinction of any kind;
- Have rest, leisure and reasonable limitation of working hours and period of holidays with pay as well as remuneration of public holidays;
- Form or join a trade union;
- Be trained and retrained for the development of his or her skills
- Receive information relevant to his or her wor
c) State EIGHT duties of a worker as prescribed in the Labour Act, 2003, Act 651. (8 marks)
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- Work conscientiously in the lawfully chosen occupation.
- Report for work regularly and punctually.
- Enhance productivity.
- Exercise due care in the execution of assigned work.
- Obey lawful instructions regarding the organization and executions of his or her work.
- Take all reasonable care for the safety and health of fellow workers.
- Protect the interests of the employer
- Take proper care for the property of the employer entrusted to the worker or under the immediate control of the worker.