Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

380.   Successor rights and obligations

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    (1)   If a business or a part of it is sold, leased, transferred, or otherwise disposed of—

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      (a)     the purchaser, lessee or transferee is bound by all the proceedings under this Part that were commenced before the date of the disposition and the proceedings shall continue as if no change had occurred;

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      (b)     if a collective agreement is in force, it continues to bind the purchaser, lessee, or transferee to the same extent as if it had been signed by the purchaser, lessee or transferee but once redundancy pay is given, the collective agreement comes to an end. (Amended by Act 6 of 2011)

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    (2)   Where a dispute arises regarding the applicability of this section, an affected party may apply to the Tribunal for a determination of the matter in accordance with this Part.