Article 377. Obligations of an employer as to the provision of conditions, facilitating the activity of an elective trade union body

An employer must provide elective bodies of primary trade union organizations, working in a given organization, a room for holding meetings, storage of documents, as well as provide a location, accessible by all employees, for the placement of relevant information. All provisions are to be made free of charge.

In an organization with more than 100 employees, an employer provides an elective trade union body, working in the organization at least one room, equipped with central heating and electricity, as well as office appliances, means of communication and necessary bylaws. All the provisions are made free of charge. Other provisions, improving work conditions of said trade union bodies may be stipulated by the collective contract.

An employer, in compliance with the stipulations of the collective contract, can provide an elective trade union body with the right to use free of charge buildings, installations, accommodation facilities and other objects, either belonging to or rented by the employer, as well as recreational facilities, sporting and health centers, necessary for the organization and implementation of cultural and health caring activity, aimed at employees and members of their families. Trade unions have no right to charge fees for the use of these facilities by employees, non-members of said trade unions, higher than those set for the members of the said trade unions.

In cases, stipulated by a collective contract, an employer allocates financial funds of a primary trade union organization for the provision of cultural and health caring activity.

Provided with written statements of employees, the members of a trade union, an employer makes a free of charge monthly transfer of trade union fees, subtracted from the salaries of employees, to the account of a trade union organization. The procedure of fees transfer is set by the provisions of a collective agreement. An employer has no right to delay the transfer of the fees said.

In organizations, guided by collective contracts, or in these, falling within the sphere of trade (inter-trade) contracts, employers, provided with written statement of employees, non-members of a trade union, make a monthly transfer of funds, subtracted from the salaries of said employees, to the account of a trade union organization on conditions and according to the procedure, stipulated by collective contracts, trade (inter-trade) contracts.

Salary of the head of an elective trade union body of an organization can be paid on account of funds of the organization to the amount, set by the collective contract.