Description

Bargaining councils deal with collective agreements, solve labour disputes, establish various schemes and comment on labour policies and laws.

Trade unions and employers’ organisations may apply to form bargaining councils. 

Steps to follow

• Apply through the Registrar of Labour Relations at the Department of Labour to register a bargaining council.
• Submit:
  • two copies of the Application for Registration of Bargaining Council (Form LRA3.3)
  • three copies of the bargaining council’s constitution
  • minutes of the meeting where the trade unions and employers’ organisations agreed to start a bargaining council
  • any other relevant information.

Legal framework

(Documents are provided in PDF format. To open PDF documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer.)

Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act 66 of 1995), Section 29(1)

Service standard

It may take up to 60 days to process your application.

Forms to complete

(Forms are provided in PDF format. To open PDF documents, you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4 or higher installed on your computer.)

Application for Registration of Bargaining Council, Form LRA3.3

Contact details