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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades

Extension to Non-parties of the Main Collective Agreement

Annexures

Annexure G - Rules for Conciliation and Arbitrating Disputes in the Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied Trades

Part D: Arbitrations

17. How to request arbitration

 

(1) A party may request the Council to arbitrate a dispute by delivering a document in the form of Annexure LRA 7.13 ("the referral document').

 

(2) The referring party must—
(a) sign the referral document in accordance with rule 3;
(b) attach to the referral document written proof that the referral document was served on the other parties to the dispute in accordance with rule 5; and
(c) if the referral document is served out of time, attach an application for condonation in accordance with rule 8.

 

(3) The Council must accept, but may refuse to process a referral document until subrule (2) has been complied with.

 

(4) This rule does not apply to con-arb proceedings held in terms of section 191(5A).