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BCL – L1 – Q105 – Employment law
Advise management on resolving a dispute over reintroducing trade unions at Kolan Company Limited after a three-year cessation.
Question
Kolan Company Limited has been operating in Nigeria in the oil and gas sector for over ten (10) years. It had been operating in a unionized environment since its inception. However, as a result of operational challenges, the company shut down its operations briefly but has resumed operations.
Upon resumption of operations, management has reckoned that there must be a cessation of union activities in the company. Employees agreed to management’s decision to operate without a Union.
This has gone on for three (3) years. However, junior employees have begun to agitate for the re-introduction of the union in the organization. Top management is however not in agreement.
Required
Advise your management on how to resolve this impasse.
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