Understanding and applying CCMA Rules and Procedures

Module 1 : CCMA Processes and Rules

DL17A:  CCMA Processes and Rules

This half-day workshop covers the CCMA processes and the Rules of the CCMA with relation to the mediation, conciliation and arbitration processes conducted in the CCMA.

Module 1 Session 1: The CCMA processes

• Referral of disputes - forms and how to complete it
• Dispute procedures and path in terms of the LRA
• CCMA Jurisdiction on disputes
• The conciliation process
• Con-arb
• The arbitration process
• Pre dismissal arbitration
• Remedies in the CCMA

Module 1 Session 2 and 3: Overview of CCMA rules

• How to contact the Commission
• When are the offices of the CCMA open?
• Calculation of time periods
• Serving and filing of documents
• How to seek condonation
• When must the Commission notify parties of conciliation?
• What happens if a party fails to attend conciliation?
• How to determine whether a Commissioner may conciliate
• Extension of conciliation period
• When the parties must hold a pre-arbitration conference
• Postponement
• Where a conciliation or arbitration must take place
• Representation before the Commission
• Disclosure of documents
• How to bring an application
• How to apply for picketing rules or the determination of disputes related thereto
• How to have a subpoena issued and served
• Recording of proceedings
• Payment of an arbitration fee in terms of Section 140 of the Act