Legal Updates for January 2021

Update on the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020

The Industrial Relations Act 1967 (“IRA”) is a piece of social legislation aimed to promote and maintain industrial harmony and regulate the relations between employers and workmen and their trade unions.

In this Update, we highlight the amendments to the IRA which came into force on 1 January 2021 and the potential impact of these changes on the employers and their workmen.