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

Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration

Rules for the Conduct of Proceedings before the CCMA

Part Five : Rules that apply to conciliations and arbitrations and con-arbs

28. When the Commission may consolidated disputes

 

(1) The Commission or a commissioner may, of its own accord, by consent of the parties or on application, and on notice to the parties concerned, consolidate more than one (1) dispute so that the disputes may be dealt with in the same proceedings.

 

(2) The Commission or a commissioner may order consolidation of separate disputes of right, where-
(a) the relief sought in each of the separate dispute to be consolidated, depends on the determination of similar or substantially the same questions of law and fact.
(b) there will be no substantial prejudice on the party or parties sought to be joined through a consolidation order;
(c) the balance of convenience favour such consolidation; and
(d) the CCMA has jurisdiction on all disputes sought to be consolidated.