Basic Labour Law
‘Without labour nothing prospers.” “Labour was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things.
It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour that all the wealth of the world was originally purchased.”
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Managers need to know labour law in order to make appropriate decisions. This two workshops will empower them to:
Module 1: Overview
- Identify the legislation that regulates employment and explain how common law and Constitutional Rights impact on employment.
- Demonstrate understanding of Organisational Rights as determined by the LRA and the purpose of Recognition Agreements in regulating labour relations.
- Demonstrate understanding of the role, functions and limitations of shop stewards in a unionised workplace.
- Demonstrate understanding of employment contracts and temporary work.
- Demonstrate understanding of the Grievance Procedure.
- Distinguishing between disputes of right and disputes of interest.
- Demonstrate understanding of Dispute Procedures and different methods of resolving workplace conflict.
- Demonstrate understanding of the difference between protected and unprotected strikes and lock-outs.:
Module 2: Workplace Discipline
- Definitions of the meaning of dismissal, automatically unfair dismissals, other unfair dismissals and unfair labour practices.
- Disciplinary measures short of dismissal.
- Managing absenteeism including understanding relevant parts of the BCEA and recognising the signs of a troubled employee.
- Probation.
- Dismissals for incapacity including dismissals for substance abuse.
- Dismissals based on operational requirements (retrenchments).
- Dismissals for poor performance and dismissals for misconduct.
- Procedural fairness – disciplinary enquiry procedures.
- Substantive fairness.
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