Codes of Good Practice > Protest Action to Promote or Defend Socio-Economic Interests of Workers (Section 77 of the Act) > Annexures

ANNEXURE A: GOOD FAITH DECLARATION

In the negotiations between:

(Name of referring party)

and

(Name of responding party)

(Short description of the matters giving rise to intended protest action)

(name), (capacity) of the (name of entity)

declare that—

(1)	I will participate in the engagements in good faith and with the sincere intention of resolving the matter.

(2)	I will treat the participants in the consideration of the matter giving rise to the intended protest action with respect and engage in a rational, constructive and courteous manner.

(3)	I will not deliberately delay matters by, for example, failing to respond quickly to communications, to agree dates and times for meetings, to attend meetings, and to attend meetings without a mandate.

(4)	I will, accordingly, ensure to the best of my ability that I and the other members of our team—

(a)	will attend agreed meetings and, if for good reason we are unable to do so, I will ensure that reasonable notice of our non-attendance is given to avoid wasteful expenditure and inconvenience; and

(b)	are properly mandated when we attend negotiation and conciliations meetings.

(5)	I will faithfully communicate any proposals or counter proposals arising from engagements.

(6)	I will not conduct myself in any way that may constitute conduct that undermines the consideration of the matter giving rise to the intended protest action.

Signed on (date) at (place)

(Name and contact details)

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