s.73Department of Employment Relations
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Section 73Part 10 — ADMINISTRATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Department of Employment Relations

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There is hereby established a Department of Employment Relations comprising a Director of Employment Relations and such authorised officers and staff as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this Law.
The Director shall on a regular basis routinely conduct or cause to be made inspections to ensure that this Law is being complied with and investigate or cause to be investigated complaints that may be filed in relation to this Law.
The Director and all other staff of the Department shall be employees of the Government.
The expenses arising out of or incidental to the functioning of the Department shall be borne out of the general revenues of the Islands.
In addition to any other functions conferred on the Director by this or any other Law, the Director shall —
provide such services as may be prescribed by regulations for the purposes of finding employment for employees or potential employees and supplying employers with such employees;
promote appropriate education and training of employees employed or intending to be employed in any employment by —
providing or facilitating the provision of courses for the education and training of employees or potential employees;
providing information about courses and qualifications in relation to any employment;
assisting employees in finding facilities and trainers in order to be trained for employment;
providing any other advice or assistance regarding education and training of employees as may be necessary or prescribed in relation to employment services;
promote and facilitate the implementation of best employment practices in the workplace by —
providing assistance to small businesses with respect to employment relations and in establishing the use of contracts, warning notices to employees, accident reports, health and safety standards in the workplace, and compliance with all the Laws related to employment in the Islands;
providing assistance to any employer or employee to enable him comply with the Laws, regulations or guidelines from time to time in effect in the Islands;
collect, compile and assimilate data regarding —
employment statistics, including but not limited to rates of unemployment;
statistics on the number of complaints filed with the Director, conciliation attempts that are successful, conciliation attempts that are unsuccessful, cases sent to the Employment Tribunals, results from Employment Tribunals, types of cases heard by the Employment Tribunals, the length of time for resolution of various types of cases;
any other statistical data regarded by the Director as essential to the proper operation of the Department and compliance with employment-related Laws.
Subject to any specific restrictions made by or under this Law, the Director shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the better carrying out of the purposes of this Law.
The Director may on the report of any person or of his own volition refer any dispute or matter to the Employment Tribunal for adjudication.

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Department of Employment RelationsDirector of Employment Relationsauthorised officers

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