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Home Dictionary Name: unfair termUnfair term
Unfair term, means any term which contrary to the requirement of good faith causes a significant imbalance in the parties' rights and obligations under the contract to the detriment of the consumer. [Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations, 1994, Reg 4(1)]...
Unfair trade practice
Unfair trade practice, means a trade practice which, for the purpose of promoting the sale, use or supply any goods or for the provision of any service, adopts any unfair method or unfair or deceptive practice. [Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (68 of 1986), s. 2(r)]Section 36A of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practice Act, 1969 defines 'Unfair Trade Practice': In this part, unless the context otherwise requires, 'unfair trade practice' means a trade practice which, for the purpose of promoting the sale, use or supply of any goods or for the provision of any services, adopts one or more of the following practices and thereby causes loss or injury to the consumers of such goods or services, whether by eliminating or restricting competition or otherwise, namely: (1) The practice of making any statement, whether orally or in writing or by visible representation which falsely represents that the goods are of a particular standard, quality, grade, composition, style or model; represents...
unfair labor practice
unfair labor practice : any of various acts by an employer or labor organization that violate a right or protection under applicable labor laws NOTE: The unfair labor practices that are specified in the National Labor Relations Act are the following: 1) the interference, restraint, or coercion of employees in the exercise of their rights by an employer; 2) domination of a labor organization by an employer; 3) encouragement or discouragement of union membership by discrimination in hiring or conditions of employment by an employer; 4) discrimination against an employee for filing charges of or testifying regarding an unfair labor practice by an employer; 5) refusal of an employer to bargain with the collective bargaining agent; 6) restraint or coercion of employers or employees by a labor organization; 7) coercion of an employer by a labor organization to discriminate against an employee; 8) refusal of a labor organization to bargain collectively with an employer; 9) engaging in ill...
Unfair practices by employers
Unfair practices by employers, the following shall be deemed to be unfair practices on the part of an employer, namely - (a) to interfere with, restrain or coerce his workmen in the exercise of their rights to organise, form, join or assist a Trade Union and to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid or protection; (b) to interfere with the formation or administration of any Trade Union or to contribute financial or other support to it; (c) to discharge, or otherwise discriminate against, any officer of a recognized Trade Union because of his being such officer; (d) to discharge or otherwise discriminate against any workman because he has made allegations or given evidence in an enquiry or proceeding relating to any matter such as is referred to in sub-s. (1) of s. 28F; (e) to fail to comply with the provisions of s. 28F: Provided that the refusal of an employer to permit his workmen to engage in Trade Union activities during their hours of work shall not be deemed...
Unfair advantage or hardship
Unfair advantage or hardship, mere inadequacy of consideration or the mere fact that the contract is onerous to the defendant or improvident in its nature will not constitute 'unfair advantage or hardship' Surjeet Singh v. Kartar Singh, AIR 1988 P&H 53 (60)....
Using of unfair means
Using of unfair means, using of a palm of the hand or the desk for rough work is not using of unfair means, Sunil Kr. Jain v. Board of High School, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, AIR 1973 All 27. [Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Education Act (20 of 1921), s. 15]...
unfair competition
unfair competition : the common-law tort of passing off one's goods as another's ;broadly : any of various torts (as disparagement) that interfere with the business prospects of a competitor or injure consumers ...
unfair labor practices
unfair labor practices Any act by a union or employer in violation of the National Labor Relations Act. For example, an employer's act that interferes with workers' attempts to organize or bargain collectively. Source: FindLaw ...
unfair trade practice
unfair trade practice : any of various deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise injurious (as to a consumer) practices or acts that are declared unlawful by statute (as a consumer protection act) or recognized as actionable at common law ...
Unfair
Unfair, is that the transaction has nothing under-hand in it, that it is honest, just, equitable and upright and that the other party to the contract has not taken any undue advantage, Bashar Mal v. Durga Pershad, (1951) All LJ 263: (1951) All WR (HC) 209: 6 DLR (A) 333....
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