Exemptions from unions
Two-hundred and seven-ty-two applications for exemption from union membership were filed with the Labour Department in the year ended March 31, according to the department’s annua! report tabled in Parliament.
Last year there were 258 applications. The applications were made under section 105 of the Industrial Relations Act. Any person who objects to joining a trade union on the grounds of conscientious belief, whether religious or otherwise, may apply for an exemption. Of the applications, 131 were granted certificates of exemption, 15 were granted orders of exemption, 41 applications were declined, three were withdrawn during hearings, 19 were struck out, and 63 were awaiting a hearing.
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Press, 4 October 1977, Page 5
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