Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied TradesExtension to Non-parties of the Main Collective AgreementAnnexuresAnnexure G - Rules for Conciliation and Arbitrating Disputes in the Bargaining Council for the Food Retail, Restaurant, Catering and Allied TradesPart D: Arbitrations17. How to request arbitration |
(1) | A party may request the Council to arbitrate a dispute by delivering a document in the form of Annexure LRA 7.13 ("the referral document'). |
(2) | The referring party must— |
(a) | sign the referral document in accordance with rule 3; |
(b) | attach to the referral document written proof that the referral document was served on the other parties to the dispute in accordance with rule 5; and |
(c) | if the referral document is served out of time, attach an application for condonation in accordance with rule 8. |
(3) | The Council must accept, but may refuse to process a referral document until subrule (2) has been complied with. |
(4) | This rule does not apply to con-arb proceedings held in terms of section 191(5A). |