Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Furniture Manufacturing IndustryKwaZulu NatalExtension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective AgreementPart 123. Disputes and Disputes about the Interpretation of this Collective Agreement |
| (1) | The Council shall be the body to perform dispute resolution services within the Industry Provided that: |
| (a) | The Council is accredited by the CCMA; and |
| (b) | the persons appointed to execute the dispute resolution functions are competent to do so. |
| (c) | The Council shall adopt the Rules of the CCMA in performing its dispute resolution functions. |
| (2) | Disputes about the Interpretation of this Collective Agreement: |
| (a) | If there is a dispute about the interpretation of any provisions of this Agreement, any party to the dispute may refer the dispute to the Council. |
| (b) | The referring party must satisfy the Council that a copy of the referral has been served on all other parties to the dispute. |
| (c) | The Council must attempt to resolve the dispute through conciliation. |
| (d) | The Secretary of the Council may appoint a suitable person to conciliate the dispute from the list of Commissioners made available by the CCMA from time to time, or as otherwise agreed between the parties to the dispute. |
| (e) | In the event that the dispute remains unresolved, any party to the dispute may request the Secretary of the Council to appoint an arbitrator to arbitrate the dispute:— |
| (i) | a similar procedure be followed as set out in sub -clause (d) above in respect of arbitration; and |
| (ii) | the rules of the CCMA shall apply to arbitrations under this section. |
