ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Labour Relations Act
17. Requirements for registering a federation of employers
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
17. Requirements for registering a federation of employers
The requirements for registration of a federation of employers are—(a)the federation has applied for registration in accordance with this Act;(b)the federation has adopted a constitution that complies with the requirements of this Act;(c)the federation has an office and postal address in Kenya;(d)the constitution of the federation specifies that its members are employers or registered employers’ organisations;(e)any other trade union already registered is—(i)in the case of a trade union of employers or of employees, sufficiently representative of the whole or of a substantial proportion of the interests in respect of which the applicants seek registration; or(ii)in the case of an association of trade unions, sufficiently representative of the whole or a substantial proportion of the trade unions eligible for membership thereof:Provided that the Registrar shall, by notice in the Gazette and in any one national daily newspaper with wide circulation, notify any registered trade union, federation of trade unions or employers’ organisation which appears to him to represent the same interest as the applicants of the receipt of such application and shall invite the registered trade union or federation of trade unions or employers’ organisation concerned to submit, in writing within a period to be specified in the notice, any objections to the registration;(f)the federation was established at a meeting attended by the representatives of at least three members;(g)the name of the federation is not the same as one of an existing federation of employers or sufficiently similar so as to mislead or cause confusion;(h)it is independent from the control, either directly or indirectly of any trade union or federation of trade unions.