Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2022, published 111st ILC session (2023)

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98) - Isle of Man

Article 4 of the Convention. Promotion of collective bargaining. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that: (i) at the request of the Trades Union Council, the Isle of Man Government’s Department for Enterprise is currently in the process of updating the Code of Practice on trade union recognition, published in 2001, that sets out the processes to follow if a trade union wishes to be recognised by an employer for collective bargaining purposes; and (ii) the updated Code of practice will be issued to employers’ and workers’ representatives for consultation before it is approved by the Isle of Man’s Parliament. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the updated Code of Practice on Trade Union Recognition.

Collective bargaining in practice. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the number of collective agreements concluded and in force, the sectors concerned and the number of workers covered by these agreements.