(1) The civil employees may form an organization under the provisions of this Act.
(2) The following provisions shall be complied with while forming the trade union pursuant to Sub-section (1).
(a) The employees of gazetted third class or lower than that except the gazetted class employees who work as the head of the office, may form a trade union of civil employees at the national level and receiv membership for their professional entitlement and welfare.
(b) The registration of the trade union of civil employees shall be made in the Department of
Labour and Employement Promotion.
(3) The authentic trade union of civil employees shall be formed as follows:
(a) The member of the trade union of civil employees as formed pursuant to Sub-section (1)
may form authentic trade union of civil employees with appointing officials.
(b) The authentic trade union of civil employees shall have the right to submit own professional
demands and conduct social dialogue and collective bargaining at the concerned institution
at the district, departmental and national levels.
In the case of not forming the authentic trade union of civil employees, the trade union of civil
employees formed pursuant to Sub-section (1) may conduct collective bargaining with mutual
consent of each other.
(c) The other provisions relating to authentic trade union of civil employees shall be as prescribed.
(4) The functions, duties and powers of the trade union of civil employees shall be as follows:
(a) The duties of the trade union of civil employees formed pursuant to sub-sections (1) and (3) are
to provide suggestion and assistance to the Government of Nepal about effective and dynamic civil service while taking account of the protection and promotion of employees’ right and interest.
(b) The trade union of civil employees may conduct creative and artistic work along with asembly,
training and symposim.
(c) The trade union of civil employees shall have the right to form association, receive
membership of such association, receive membership of an international association and
represent on behalf of the association.
(5) The Government of Nepal may take suggestions from the authentic trade union of civil employees while making law relating to civil service.
(6) The competent authority shall have to manage the transfer of the officials of the authentic trade union of civil employees and national level trade unions formed pursuant to Sub-sections (1) and
(3) on their demand to their appropriate working area.
(7) The tour up to thirty days in one year may provide to the central officials and members of the national level trade union formed pursuant to Sub-sections (1) and (3) to participate a seminar,
workshop, assembly, work related with the organization at the domestic and international level without causing financial obligation to the Government of Nepal .
(8) The other provisions of registration, condition thereon and process relating to trade union of civil employees shall be as prescribed.