Rule 56 of The Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules: Alternative dispute resolution

(1) The Court may at any time refer a matter to alternative dispute resolution.
(2) Parties in a proceeding may reach a consensus at any time before judgment is rendered and the
parties shall file the consent within such period as the Court may prescribe.
(3) The Court shall record and adopt the consent reached by the parties as its own ruling or judgment
in that matter.
(4) Where a matter is partially determined by virtue of a consent adopted by the Court, the issues that
have not been resolved shall proceed before the judge hearing it.
(5) Where the Constitution, a written law, collective bargaining agreement, contract of service, policy,
or other instrument provides for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms—
(a) a person being party to a dispute may file a suit and seek appropriate interlocutory
relief pending exhaustion of such alternative dispute resolution mechanisms or pending
determination of the suit;
(b) want of exhaustion of such alternative dispute resolution mechanisms shall not operate as a
bar to a suit for application for interim orders or alleging unconstitutionality or unlawfulness
of the action, omission, decision or other matter in dispute pending such exhaustion; and
(c) a suit filed prior to exhaustion of such alternative dispute resolution mechanisms may be
stayed and not struck out on account of such exhaustion.