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Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)

Codes of Good Practice

Collective Bargaining, Industrial Action and Picketing

Part B : Collective Bargaining

8. Development and support for negotiations

 

(1) Parties to collective bargaining under the Act commit themselves and their members to develop competent negotiators to engage in collective bargaining by—
(a) supporting the establishing of training courses on this Code by recognised training institutions to train negotiators in collective bargaining; and
(b) requiring negotiators to undergo such training;

 

(2) Each trade union, employer or employers' organisation should identify specffic indivlduals for training and appointment as negotiators.

 

(3) Each employer should grant reasonable paid time off for an employee identified as a negotiator in terms of (2) above, unless training for collective bargaining, industrial action and picketing is sufficiently provided for in terms of an existing agreement.

 

(4) Negotiators of parties should on a regular basis, either jointly or separately, attend training courses using the same training materials  and conducted by recognised training institutions, trade unions or employers' organisations .