The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules

Rule 23 of The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules: Suits by several persons

(1) A suit may be instituted by one party on behalf of other parties with a similar cause of action.
(2) Where a suit is instituted by one person on behalf of other parties, that person shall, in addition to
the statement of claim, file a letter of authority signed by all the other parties:
Provided that in appropriate circumstances, the Court may dispense with this requirement.
(3) The statement of claim shall be accompanied by a schedule of the names of the other claimants
in the suit, their addresses, descriptions, and the details of wages due or particulars of any other
breaches and reliefs sought by each claimant.
(4) A party may file a suit about a dispute relating to interpretation, formulation or implementation
of terms and conditions of service as may be provided in the Constitution, written law, policy,
collective bargaining agreement, a contract of service or any other instrument.

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Rule 24 — Filing procedures

(1) A party shall file pleadings electronically and shall, within seven days of the filing, supply the Court with one hard copy of the pleadings or such number of hard copies as the Court may direct.…

Rule 25 — Service of summons

(1) The Court shall issue summons in Form 2 as set out in the First Schedule. (2) Each claimant, the claimant’s advocate or other person authorized by the claimant shall, through a qualified process s…

Rule 28 — Service on a cooperate body

(1) Service on a corporate body may be effected— (a) on the secretary, director or any other authorized officer of the corporate body; or (b) where the process server is unable to find any of the offi…

Rule 29 — Response to pleadings

(1) If a party served with a statement of claim intends to respond, the party shall, within twenty-eight days from the date of service (or such shorter time as the Court may direct in urgent matters f…