TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving Labour Laws in Ghana
T2 - An Analysis of Collective Bargaining Agreements
AU - Kwarteng, Abdul Hamid
AU - Bawa, Joseph
AU - Koduah, Ken Kwaku Tweneboah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Abdul Hamid Kwarteng et al.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Collective bargaining agreements are the internationally recognised tool used to create a peaceful platform for employers and employees to come to the negotiation table and address their concerns peacefully. However, the Ghanaian labour setting is charaterised by constant agitations between employers and their employees, hence the concern of the study. The research methodology used in this article is qualitative, using specific research tools such as the descriptive method, dialectical materialism, analytical, and synthesis method. The findings of the article reveal that the Ghanaian labour laws contained in the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) on collective bargaining agreements are defective mostly in its formulation, execution, and application. Among other defects, the Labour Act 2003 is too vague with no clear timelines. In this regard, the study recommends effective solutions on how to deal with these defective laws so as to ensure a cordial relationship between these two labour parties in Ghana.
AB - Collective bargaining agreements are the internationally recognised tool used to create a peaceful platform for employers and employees to come to the negotiation table and address their concerns peacefully. However, the Ghanaian labour setting is charaterised by constant agitations between employers and their employees, hence the concern of the study. The research methodology used in this article is qualitative, using specific research tools such as the descriptive method, dialectical materialism, analytical, and synthesis method. The findings of the article reveal that the Ghanaian labour laws contained in the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) on collective bargaining agreements are defective mostly in its formulation, execution, and application. Among other defects, the Labour Act 2003 is too vague with no clear timelines. In this regard, the study recommends effective solutions on how to deal with these defective laws so as to ensure a cordial relationship between these two labour parties in Ghana.
KW - collective bargaining agreements
KW - employment relations
KW - Ghanaian Labour Act 2003
KW - international labour standards
KW - labour laws
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85197441345&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1163/24714607-bja10157
DO - 10.1163/24714607-bja10157
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85197441345
SN - 2471-4607
JO - Journal of Labor and Society
JF - Journal of Labor and Society
ER -