The ongoing success of the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has led to its accreditation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) being extended for another three and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is a great achievement, especially for a relatively young bargaining council and we are very proud,\u201d says Merle Denson, dispute manager at the BCCEI. Denson notes that this is the second consecutive accreditation by the CCMA \u2013 demonstrating the BCCEI\u2019s capacity to deliver on its mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CCMA\u2019s accreditation allows the BCCEI to continue performing its dispute resolution functions, either by conciliation or \u2013 if the dispute remains unresolved \u2013 through arbitration. The green light from the CCMA follows the recent extension by the Minister of Labour of the BCCEI\u2019s dispute resolution collective agreement, allowing its decisions to be binding on non-parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe stringent accreditation process demands that we meet a range of targets and standards, as well as efficiency indicators, to ensure a standardised and optimal performance of our duties,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur services have consistently met CCMA standards in terms of targets like conciliation and arbitration turnaround times, zero late arbitrations awards, settlement rates and quality control measures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She says this shows that the dispute resolution centre of the BCCEI is \u201con the right track\u201d as far as both the CCMA and the Labour Relations Act requirements are concerned. The CCMA\u2019s latest accreditation will run from 1 April 2020 to 31 August 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Detailed reporting of the BCCEI\u2019s operations is required on a regular basis for various bodies, highlighting everything from the number of referrals, outcomes of processes, cases scheduled and analysis of the types of cases being referred. Reports also track specific efficiencies on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cReporting documents must be submitted to the CCMA each quarter, for instance,\u201d says Denson. \u201cWe are constantly monitoring ourselves in terms of efficiency and performance through the statistics that the BCCEI system generates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the CCMA\u2019s other requirements is that the commissioners used for conciliation and arbitration \u2013 who must be CCMA-accredited in their own right \u2013 are all independent and qualified. Their performance is also monitored by the BCCEI in line with a specific code of conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Signatory parties to the BCCEI are the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Building Construction and Allied Workers Unions (BCAWU) from the trade unions, and the Consolidated Employers\u2019 Organisation (CEO) and South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors (SAFCEC) from the employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The ongoing success of the Bargaining Council for the Civil Engineering Industry (BCCEI) has led to its accreditation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) being extended for another three and a half years. \u201cThis is a great achievement, especially for a relatively young bargaining council and we are very proud,\u201d says Merle … Continue reading BARGAINING COUNCIL FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING INDUSTRY GETS GREEN LIGHT FROM CCMA<\/span>