All About Bargaining councils

Read or download labour legislation published as Acts and Amendments to the Acts

• Labour Relations Act

  Applies to all workers and employers and aims to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democracy of the workplace.

Plain English summaries of key topics within labour legislation

• Basic Guide to Agency Shop Agreements
  The Labour Relations Act allows for an agreement requiring the deduction of fees from non-union workers
• Basic Guide to Bargaining Councils
  Under the Labour Relations Act, bargaining councils conclude agreements, resolve labour disputes, make proposals on labour policies, etc.
• Basic Guide to Closed Shop Agreements
  The Labour Relations Act allows for an agreement requiring non-union workers to join the union
• Basic Guide to Collective Agreements
  The Labour Relations Act provides for agreements that alter conditions of employment

Download application forms, claim forms, reports, and samples of employment documents with instructions. You can also download templates of documents issued by the Department of Labour

• Form LRA 3.5 - Bargaining Council Request to Extend Collective Agreement to Non-Parties

  This form requests the Minister of Labour to extend a collective agreement to non-parties.

• Form LRA 3.6 - Bargaining Council Request to Extend or Renew Collective Agreement Extended to Non-Parties

  This form requests the Minister of Labour to extend the period of, or renew, a collective agreement that has been extended to non-parties.

• Form LRA 3.7 - Bargaining Council Request to Cancel Notice Extending Collective Agreement to Non-Parties

  This form requests the Minister to cancel parts of, or the whole of, a collective agreement extended to non-parties.

• Form LRA 3.8 - Council Request to Appoint Designated Agent

  This form requests the Minister to appoint an agent to help the Council enforce its collective agreements.

• Form LRA 4.7 - Bargaining Council request for essential service investigation.

  This form is a request to the essential services committee to conduct an investigation to determine whether the whole or part of any service is an essential service.

• Form LRA 7.6 - Council applies to renew accreditation

  This form is an application by an accredited council to the CCMA to renew its accreditation either in the current or amended form.

• Form LRA 7.8 - Council application for subsidy

  This form is an application by a Council to the Governing Body of the CCMA for a subsidy to perform dispute resolution functions and train people to perform these functions.

• Form LRA3.11 - Application for Registration of Amalgamated Bargaining Council

  To be completed by bargaining councils that wish to join together

• Form LRA3.17 - Submission of collective agreement to Minister for promulgation as determination

  Submission by a statutory council to the Minister of Labour to promulate a collective agreement as a determination.

• Form LRA3.18 - Statutory council request to amend or extend period of determination

  Proposal to Minister to amend or extend the period of a determination.

• Form LRA3.19 - Statutory council apply to register as bargaining council

  Application by a statutory council to register as a bargaining council

• Form LRA3.20 - Council submits particulars of representativeness of registered scope

  Bargaining councils must complete this form to inform the Registrar of their representativements

• Form LRA3.20B - Council Submits Particulars of Small Enterprises

  Bargaining councils must send this form to the Department of Labour annually

• Form LRA3.22 - Council applies for variation of scope of registration

  Bargaining councils complete this form to change their registered scope

• Form LRA3.3 - Application for Registration of Bargaining Council

  Trade unions and employers' organisations who wish to form a bargaining council must submit this form