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For Official Use: The Commonwealth of The Bahamas DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR Industrial Agreement Submission Form Part I.

General Information Date of Application: Name and Position of Employer/Company: Name and Address of Union: Name of Consultant, if any: Please attach confirmation of representation status from Union.

B.

Coverage of the Bargaining Unit Address: Email: Telephone No.

: Address: Email: Telephone No.

: Address: Email: Telephone No.


: B1: Composition: [ ] Managerial [ ] Non- Managerial C. Duration and Status of Agreement: C2: Duration From: To: C3: Submission Stage: [ ] First [ ] Amended [ ] Final [ ] Supplemental 1 Part II.
Employer/Company’s Representative Attestation I, _____________________________________________, being sworn in accordance with the Law, Name of Representative depose and say that I am _________________________________ of _______________________________: Title/Position Name of Employer/Company 1.
That this agreement is supported by: (List the Names and Positions of the Executives included in the Industrial Agreement from the Employer/Company) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2.
That I agree to the terms contained within this Industrial Agreement.

3.

That I agree to the submission of this Industrial Agreement to the Registrar of Trade Union for the Registration process.

On this ______ day of ___________________, 20______, at _______________________________________.
_______________________________________________________ Signature of Employer/Company’s Representative SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of _______________________, 20______ at _______________________________.

________________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC 2 Part III.
Union Representative Attestation/Certification I, _____________________________________________, being sworn in accordance with the Law, Name of Union Representative depose and say that I am ________________________________ of _________________________________: Title/Position Name of Union 1.

That this industrial agreement complies with the Constitution of ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Union) 2.
That this agreement is supported by: (List the Names and Positions of the Officers included in the Industrial Agreement for the Union) ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 3.

That I agree to the terms contained within this Industrial Agreement.

4.
4.

That I agree to the submission of this Industrial Agreement to the Registrar of Trade Union for the Registration process.

On this ______ day of ___________________, 20______, at _______________________________________.

_______________________________________________________ Signature of Union Representative SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me this ____ day of _______________________, 20______ at _______________________________.

________________________________________ NOTARY PUBLIC 3 Part IV.
Industrial Agreement Submission Procedure First or Amended Industrial Agreement Submission Procedure One (1) Notarized, fully executed and bound Industrial Agreement to be submitted to the Department of Labour for vetting.

Each page must be numbered.

Each page must also be sealed by a Notary Public.

A Notarized Industrial Agreement Submission Form must be submitted along with the Industrial Agreement.
If the Industrial Agreement requires amendments, the Registrar of Trade Unions will notify both parties at the addresses given on the form, and an amended Industrial Agreement should be resubmitted to the Department of Labour for vetting in the same manner as the original (notarized, fully executed and bound with a newly completed Industrial Agreement Submission Form).
Final Industrial Agreement Submission Procedure After the Registrar of Trade Unions has determined that the Industrial Agreement is free of illegalities, Four (4) notarized, fully executed and bound duplicates should be submitted to the Department of Labour for registration along with a newly completed Industrial Agreement Submission Form.

Please note: 1.
Please note: 1.

Layout: 8.5 x 11 Industrial Agreements should have a 2.54cm bottom margin/footer to allow for Notary seal at the bottom of each page and to allow space for the Department of Labour Stamp.

2.

No single and/or loose sheets will be accepted and the Department of Labour will not switch, add and/or remove pages for the amendments 3.

Only Originals will be accepted no copies will be stamped.

4.
4.

All Industrial Agreements must be fully bound, no paper clipped or stapled agreements will be accepted --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date :_________________________ Part IV.
Processing (For Official Use) Verification (Processor to verify with the records on file) [ ] Verified/checked that the trade union is registered and in compliance with section 30 of the Industrial Relations Act.. [ ] Non-Compliant [ ] Good Standing [ ] Agreement contains no illegalities and can be registered in accordance with section 49 of the Industrial Relations Act.

[ ] Agreement contains illegalities and needs to be amended 4