Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering IndustryBCCEI: Dispute Resolution Collective AgreementExtension of Dispute Resolution Collective Agreement to Non-partiesAnnexuresAnnexure A : Rules for the conduct of Dispute Resolution proceedings before the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI)Chapter Five : Rules that apply to conciliations, arbitrations and other proceedings33. Witness fees |
(1) | A witness who has been subpoenaed in any proceedings before the Council must be paid a witness fee of R300.00 per day or any part of a day. |
(2) | In addition to the witness fee as in sub-rule (1), the witness must be reimbursed for reasonable travel and subsistence expenses, which expenses must be submitted, with supporting documentation, to the presiding commissioner for determination. |
(3) | The witness fee must be paid by— |
(a) | the party who requested the Council to issue the subpoena; or |
(b) | the Council, if the issuing of the subpoena was not requested by a party but by a commissioner in accordance with sub-rule (1) or if the Council has waived the requirement to pay witness fees in terms of section 142(7)(c) of the Act. |