Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesBargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry: Conditions of Employment Collective AgreementChapter 7 : General7.4. Levels of bargaining in the Industry and peace obligation |
Subject to sub-clause 7.4.4 below—
| 7.4.1 | The Bargaining Council shall be the sole forum for negotiating matters contained in the BCCEI Conditions of Employment Collective Agreement; |
| 7.4.2 | During the currency of the BCCEI Conditions of Employment Collective Agreement, no matter contained within this Collective Agreement may be an issue in dispute for the purposes of a strike or lock-out or any conduct in contemplation of a strike or lock-out; |
| 7.4.3 | Any provision in a collective agreement binding an employer and employees covered by the Council, other than a collective agreement concluded by the Council, that requires an employer or a trade union to bargain collectively in respect of any matter contained in the BCCEI Conditions of Employment Collective Agreement, is of no force and effect. |
| 7.4.4 | Where bargaining arrangements at plant and company level, excluding agreements entered into under the auspices of the Bargaining Council, are in existence, the parties to such arrangements may, by mutual agreement, modify or suspend or terminate such bargaining arrangements in order to comply with sub-clauses 7.4.1 to 7.4.3 above. The provisions of these clauses shall apply equally to any trade unions not party to this Agreement. |