- General provisions
(Title I - art. 1-9) - The individual employment contract
(Title II - art. 10-107) - Working time and
rest period
(Title III - art. 108-153) - Remuneration
(Title IV - art. 154-170) - Health and safety
at work
(Title V - art. 171-187) - Vocational training
(Title VI - art. 188-213) - Social dialogue
(Title VII - art. 214-235) - Collective labour agreements
(Title VIII - art. 236-247) - Labour disputes
(Title IX - art. 248-253) - Labour Inspectorate
(Title X - art. 254-256) - Legal liability
(Title XI - art. 257-2801) - Labour jurisdiction
(Title XII - art. 281-291) - Final and transitional provisions
(Title XIII - art. 292-298)
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Art. 222. [eligibility, number and length of mandate]
(1) The employees who are at least 21 years old and have worked for the employer at least one year without breaks may be chosen as representatives of the employees. (2) The condition of length of service provided for in paragraph (1) is not mandatory when choosing the representatives of the employees with newly established employers. (3) The number of elected representatives of the employees shall be established by mutual agreement with the employer, in proportion to the number of employees. (4) The mandate of the representatives of the employees shall not exceed two years.
Art. 223. [duties]
The representatives of the employees shall have the following main duties: a) to guard the rights of the employees, in compliance with the legislation in force, the applicable collective labour agreement, the individual employment contracts and the rules of procedure; b) to participate to the development of the rules of procedure; c) to promote the interests of the employees as regards the wage, working conditions, working time and rest period, job stability and any other professional, economic and social interests connected to the employment relationships; d) to notify the labour inspectorate as regards the breach of the legal provisions and the provisions of the applicable collective labour agreement.
Art. 224. [establishment of tasks]
The tasks of the representatives of the employees, their accomplishment, and the length and limits of their mandate shall be laid down in the general assembly of the employees, under the terms of the law.
Art. 225. [time assigned for the fulfilment of the mandate]
The time assigned to the representatives of the employees for the fulfilment of their mandate is 20 hours per month and shall be regarded as time actually worked and shall be paid accordingly.
Art. 226. [protection of employee representatives]
During their term of office, the representatives of the employees may not be dismissed for reasons not related to the person of the employee, for professional unfitness or for reasons related to the mandate received from the employees.
Art. 227. [legal definition of the employer]
An employer is a registered legal person or natural person, as authorized according to the law, administering and using the capital, of any nature, with a view to making a profit in conditions of competition, while hiring employees.
Art. 228. [protection of employers' organizations]
(1) The establishment and operation of the employers' organizations and the exercise of their rights and obligations shall be regulated by law. (2) Any intervention of the public authorities, likely to abridge the exercise of employers' organization rights or hinder their legal exercise shall be prohibited. (3) Any encroachment of the employees or trade unions, directly or through their representatives or members, as the case may be, on the establishment of the employers' organizations or exercise of their rights shall be also prohibited. |
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