Article 18. Employer's obligations to create conditions for the implementation of trade union activity

The employer must:

observe the rights of trade unions and assist their activity;

conduct consultations with trade unions before making decisions that affect the interests of workers, and in cases stipulated by labor legislation and normative acts, obtain their consent;

timely review the proposals of trade unions and notify them in writing of the decisions made, stating the reasons;

grant unobstructed access to representatives of trade union bodies to the workplaces of the workers whose interests they represent;

provide trade unions with necessary information free of charge on issues related to the socio-economic rights and interests of workers;

ensure trade unions are provided with the necessary conditions for the performance of their duties;

grant time off during working hours for persons elected to the composition of trade union bodies and not released from production work to perform their trade union duties. the time for performing trade union duties must not be less than 30 percent of the total working hours per week;

transfer funds to trade unions for the purposes and in the amounts specified in the collective agreement or arrangement;

timely transfer trade union membership fees, withheld from the wages of workers who are trade union members, to the relevant trade union account, provided there are written applications from the workers and such a provision is stipulated in the collective agreement or arrangement.