Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)Codes of Good PracticeCollective Bargaining, Industrial Action and PicketingPart B : Collective Bargaining8. Development and support for negotiations |
| (1) | Parties to collective bargaining under the Act commit themselves and their members to develop competent negotiators to engage in collective bargaining by— |
| (a) | supporting the establishing of training courses on this Code by recognised training institutions to train negotiators in collective bargaining; and |
| (b) | requiring negotiators to undergo such training; |
| (2) | Each trade union, employer or employers' organisation should identify specffic indivlduals for training and appointment as negotiators. |
| (3) | Each employer should grant reasonable paid time off for an employee identified as a negotiator in terms of (2) above, unless training for collective bargaining, industrial action and picketing is sufficiently provided for in terms of an existing agreement. |
| (4) | Negotiators of parties should on a regular basis, either jointly or separately, attend training courses using the same training materials and conducted by recognised training institutions, trade unions or employers' organisations . |