Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)RegulationsEssential Service Committee RegulationsPart A - Essential Service Investigation3. Notice of hearing |
| (1) | The Committee must notify all interested parties in terms of section 71(5) of the Act of the place and time at which the Committee will hold a hearing, unless no interested party has requested an opportunity to make oral representations. |
| (2) | Together with the notification in terms of sub-regulation (1), the Committee must at least 21 days before a hearing, publish in the same notice the place and time of the hearing. This must be published: |
| (a) | in the government gazette; and/or |
| (b) | the committee may, (if it so finds necessary) publish in any other format including but not limited to the national or local newspaper, social media, etc. depending on the investigation conducted |
| (3) | The Committee shall conduct the hearing of oral representations in a matter that it considers appropriate in order to determine the dispute fairly and quickly, and may hear oral arguments and or evidence in support of the application. |