Section 50: Payments in accordance with check-off agreements or agency shop

50. Payments in accordance with check-off agreements or agency shop agreements or orders (1) Where a deduction is made from the wages of a worker in accordance with a check-off agreement or an agency shop agreement or order— (a) the amount of the deduction shall not be recoverable by the worker from his employer; (b) not more than one deduction shall be made in respect of any month, and the deduction shall not exceed in amount the trade union fees payable by any member of the trade union in respect of that month; [Issue 2] E9A – 30 Revised Laws of Mauritius (c) a deduction shall only be made after all deductions required or permitted to be made by or under any other law in force have been made. (2) An employer shall credit the whole amount of the deductions made under subsection (1) to the trade union’s account not later than the fourteenth day of the month following the month in which the deduction was made. (3) No employer shall make a deduction from the wages of a worker for the purposes of making a payment to a trade union unless that deduction is made in accordance with a check-off agreement or in accordance with an agency shop agreement or order. (4) An employer shall repay the worker the amount of any deduction of wages made in contravention of subsection (3) within 14 days of a request for such repayment by the worker. Sub-Part D – Bargaining Process