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

Notices

Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry

BCCEI: Dispute Resolution Collective Agreement

Extension of Dispute Resolution Collective Agreement to Non-parties

Annexures

Annexure A : Rules for the conduct of Dispute Resolution proceedings before the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI)

Chapter Five : Rules that apply to conciliations, arbitrations and other proceedings

23. Venue of proceedings

Purchase

(1)	The Council determines the venue for any and all proceedings.

(2)

The parties to a dispute may agree to have the conciliation and/or arbitration proceedings or any other proceedings on an online platform or, if the parties do not agree, any of the parties may submit to the Council, fourteen (14) days before the hearing date, a written request with motivation or an online hearing.

(3)

Upon receipt of the request referred to in sub-rule (2), the Council will invite the other party to respond to the request within five (5) days from the date o the invitation, whereafter the Council will appoint a commissioner to determine on the papers whether the request for an online hearing should be granted.

(4)	When a matter is to be heard on an online platform, the Council will determine the venue or venues the parties must attend in order to have access to the online platform.