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155: Arbitration
or “When people at work have a problem, they can choose to have someone else decide what to do about it.”
You could also call this:

“A special group that helps solve problems between workers and bosses”

The law creates a special group called the Employment Relations Authority. This group is set up to help with work-related matters. You can think of it as a team that deals with problems between workers and bosses. The law says this group must exist to help sort out these kinds of issues.

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Next up: 157: Role of Authority

or “The Authority looks into and solves work problems by finding out what happened and making fair decisions.”
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Part 10 Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

156Employment Relations Authority

  1. This section establishes an authority called the Employment Relations Authority.