Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Codes of Good PracticeCollective Bargaining, Industrial Action and PicketingPart B : Collective Bargaining11. Commencement of negotiations |
| (1) | Subject to any agreed procedures and the nature and size of the bargaining unit, the negotiators should consider holding pre-negotiation meeting/s to— |
| (a) | agree to a timetable for the negotiations; |
| (b) | decide whether or not to appoint and use a facilitator and if so, agree on a facilitator or request the CCMA or a bargaining council with jurisdiction to appoint a facilitator; |
| (c) | consider any request for disclosure of information made in terms of the Act and this Code; and |
| (d) | commit themselves to a good faith declaration by signing the model declaration in Schedule A to this Code. |
| (2) | At the first negotiation meeting, each party should present a full motivation for its demands and responses. |