Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act, 1988

Requests to establish consultative arrangements.

3.—Where—

(a) the appropriate officer of a specified body receives from—

(i) a trade union or other body of persons which the appropriate officer is satisfied,

(I) in case the specified body is Aer Lingus, is recognised for the purposes of collective bargaining negotiations either by that company or by Aerlinte and represents a majority of the employees of those companies when the numbers of employees employed by them are added together,

(II) in the case of any other specified body, is both recognised for such purposes by that specified body and represents a majority of the employees of that body, or

(ii) each of two or more trade unions or other bodies of persons which the appropriate officer is satisfied between them collectively represent a majority of such employees and as regards each of which the appropriate officer is satisfied that the body is so recognised,

an application in writing to establish and thenceforth maintain arrangements pursuant to section 6 of this Act, or

(b) such appropriate officer receives an application in writing which he is satisfied is signed by a majority of the persons who, on the date of the application, were employees of the body, requiring the body to establish and maintain such arrangements,

the specified body shall, as soon as may be, make arrangements pursuant to section 6 of this Act.