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

Chapter VII : Dispute Resolution

Part C : Resolution of disputes under auspices of Commission

150D. Effect of advisory arbitration award

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(1)An advisory arbitration award is only binding on a party and its members to the dispute if—
(a) one or more of the—
(i) trade unions party to the dispute has accepted or deemed to have accepted the award in terms of section 150C(5)(b) or subsection (2); or
(ii) employer organisations party to the dispute has accepted or is deemed to have accepted the award in terms of section 150C(5)(b); or
(b) it is binding in terms of subsection (3) or 150C(5)(b).

 

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the binding nature of an advisory arbitration award is determined in accordance with section 23 as if the award is a collective agreement for the purposes of that section.

 

(3) If the parties to the dispute are parties to a bargaining council—
(a) the binding nature of an award is determined in accordance with section 31 as if the award is a collective agreement for the purposes of that section;
(b) the bargaining council may, subject to paragraph (c), apply to the Minister to have the award extended in accordance with section 32 as if the award is a collective agreement for the purposes of that section, to persons who—
(i) are not members of the parties to the council; or
(ii) have rejected the award in terms of section 150C(5)(c);
(c) the Minister may extend the advisory arbitration award in accordance with section 32 as if the award is a collective agreement for the purposes of that section if the parties have been deemed to have accepted the award in terms of section 150C(5)(b).

 

[Section 150D inserted by section 17 of Notice No. 1304, GG 42061, dated 27 November 2018]