Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)SchedulesSchedule 7 : Transitional ArrangementsPart G : Essential Services25. Essential services provided for in the Labour Relations Act |
(1) | The services in which employers referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 46(1) of the Labour Relations Act, and employees referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of that section are engaged, as well as any service contemplated in paragraph (a) or (b) of section 46(1) of that Act in which are engaged the employers and employees to whom a notice in terms of the latter section applied immediately before the commencement of this Act, will be deemed to have been designated essential services in terms of this Act for a period of ten months as from the commencement of this Act. |
(2) | Despite the provisions of subitem (1), a designation made by the essential services committee in terms of section 71(8) of this Act in respect of a service in which employers referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 46(1) of the Labour Relations Act, and employees referred to in paragraphs (e) and (f) of that section are engaged, as well as any service contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 46(1) of that Act in which are engaged the employers and employees to whom a notice in terms of the latter section applied immediately before the commencement of this Act, will be effective from the date of publication of notice of designation in the Government Gazette. |