Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Chapter VII : Dispute ResolutionPart C : Resolution of disputes under auspices of Commission143. Effect of arbitration awards |
| (1) | An arbitration award issued by a commissioner is final and binding and it may be enforced as if it were an order of the Labour Court in respect of which a writ has been issued, unless it is an advisory arbitration award. |
[Section 143(1) substituted by section 20(a) of Act No. 6 of 2014]
| (2) | If an arbitration award orders a party to pay a sum of money, the amount earns interest from the date of the award at the same rate as the rate prescribed from time to time in respect of a judgment debt in terms of section 2 of the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, 1975 (Act No. 55 of 1975), unless the award provides otherwise. |
| (3) | An arbitration award may only be enforced in terms of subsection (1) if the director has certified that the arbitration award is an award contemplated in subsection (1). |
[Section 143(3) inserted by section 32(b) of Act No. 12 of 2002]
| (4) | If a party fails to comply with an arbitration award certified in terms of subsection (3) that orders the performance of an act, other than the payment of an amount of money, any other party to the award may, without further order, enforce it by way of contempt proceedings instituted in the Labour Court. |
[Section 143(4) substituted by section 20(b) of Act No. 6 of 2014]
| (5) | Despite subsection (1), an arbitration award in terms of which a party is required to pay an amount of money must be treated for the purpose of enforcing or executing that award as if it were an order of the Magistrate’s Court. |
[Section 143(5) inserted by section 20(c) of Act No. 6 of 2014]
| (6) | Subsections (1), (4) and (5), as amended by the Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2014, takes effect on the date of commencement of the Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2014, and applies to an arbitration award issued after such commencement date. |
[Section 143(6) inserted by section 20(c) of Act No. 6 of 2014]