LRA Form 3.24: Model Constitution of a Bargaining Council
3. Powers and functions

1. The powers and functions of the council are

1. to conclude collective agreements;

2. to enforce those collective agreements;

3. to prevent and resolve labour disputes;

4. to perform the dispute resolution functions referred to in section 51 of the Act;

5. to establish and administer a fund to be used for resolving disputes;

6. to promote and establish training and education schemes;

7. to establish and administer pension, provident, medical aid, sick pay, holiday and unemployment schemes or funds or any similar schemes or funds for the benefit of one or more of the parties to the bargaining council or their members;

8. to develop proposals for submission to NEDLAC or any other appropriate forum on policy and legislation that may affect the sector and area;

9. to determine by collective agreement the matters which may not be an issue in dispute for the purposes of a strike or a lock-out at the workplace;

10. to confer on workplace forums additional matters for consultation; and

11. to consider and deal with any other matter that affects the interests of the parties.

2. The council is only able to exercise these powers and perform these functions within its registered scope.