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TLG Master Classes: The challenges of Current Labour Laws

The current labour regime started its course in 2004 when the Parliament of URT enacted the new legislation of labour laws. The major laws were The Employment and Labour Relations Act, No.6 of 2004 and The Labour Institutions Act, No.7 of 2004. It took about three years of preparation for the institutions to put the laws in operation. The use and application of the new labour regime took on its wheels in 2007 when the relevant machinery for its application was put into place. Hence it has been more than a decade now since the current labour regime has been in practice. Various lessons have been learned from employers who took up the challenges but those who ignored the new labour laws, have experienced a lot of pit holes.

Again, the new labour regime has undergone various legislation changes from 2007 up to 2018 and hence the issue of the new Revised Edition on two major Laws thus The Labour Institutions Act, Cap.300. R.E 2019 and the Employment and Labour Relations Act, Cap.366. R.E. 2019.

The impacts of the new labour regime on the employer are as follows:

  • More awareness of the number of employees regarding labour laws compliance;
  • Strikes and various demonstrations from workers;
  • The increase in the number of labour disputes registered at CMA and the Labour Court;
  • The increase of involvement of Trade Unions in the workplace;
  • Increased interventions from the government force employers to comply with labour laws.
  • Offences and penalties for non-compliance with the Labour Laws

These challenges and many others have been, to a large extent, detrimental to many Employers than to the Employees. It is a fact that, though the laws have been in place for the past 15 years of their application, still a great number of Employers commit the same mistakes and find themselves faced with the same penalties in one labour issue.

Challenges of Employers

Employers are faced with various challenges in the application and administration of the new labour laws, such as;

  • Lack of skills regarding the operation of the labour laws and their role in the working environment. Personnel or executive officers who deal with employment matters lack proper knowledge and skills regarding current labour laws and practices applicable to their daily activities.
  • Outdated perception of the position of Employer as regards the position of Employees. The employer ought to treat the employee as a partner in serving the public rather than master–servant relationship.
  • Lack of knowledge on the development of labour relations in the labour regime. Most employers once employ an employee never bother to know what is happening in the labour world until the labour problems land at the workplace. As we all know the law is not static, the same applies to the application and interpretation of the labour laws before decision-making bodies it evolves simultaneously.
  • Devoid of the proper advice on how to handle labour issues with the employee at the workplace before the matter has reached the referral organs. This has been one of the big challenges for Employers who are acting without advice or rely on advice from a source that has little or no experience with labour issues.

TLG in addressing all these issues has designed a series of Labour and HR Continuous Learning (LHR –CL) which will be inaugurated at Academic Achievement Open School (AAOS) former Ministry of Health HQ opposite IFM on 25.3.2023 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.

Who are eligible to participate in the LHR –CL) Programs?

  • Business owners/employers
  • Human Resource Managers
  • Managers of different categories who are tasked with the implementation of labour laws
  • Advocates
  • Personal Representatives
  • Graduates in relevant disciplines such as Law, HRM, PR, Industrial Relations
  • Trade Union officers
  • Office Administrators
  • Any person who has an interest in the application of Labour Laws and HRM Principles

What to do to participate on 25.03.2023?

If you are interested to participate in this important event for the Labour Practitioner, then you can send us an email at info@tzlabourguide.co.tz indicating your name, the institution that you represent, your email address and your phone number. You can also send your details via WhatsApp at 0766 033 638.

Join us so that we can transform the labour industry by building competence in all labour practitioners.