LABOUR RELATIONS ACT

Question 1

Purpose / main aim LRA

Answer 1

Enforces fundamental rights relating to the labour issues that are guaranteed in the constitution. It promotes economic development and labour peace providing framework for collective bargaining to solve labour disputes

Question 2

Name 2 positives LRA

Answer 2

• ensures basic rights of employees and employers in workplace
• provides guidelines on how labour disputes and disciplinary issues in the workplace should be handled

Question 3

Name 2 negatives LRA

Answer 3

• TU get a lot of power in SA and sometimes forget that they are meant to protect the rights of employees and not become involved in politics and other issues under the pretext of implementing the LRA
• all business must comply with LRA; some small business don’t have capacity or know how and can be costly to hire professionals to advise them, however ignorance is not an excuse

Question 4

Disciplinary policy

Answer 4

Provides guidelines and informs employee on what is acceptable behaviour and what the expected standards are that’s should be met as well as outlining consequences

Question 5

Grievance procedure

Answer 5

Allows employee opportunities to resolve a grievance related to employment by communicating with employer about the problems via a predetermined procedure and structure.
Problem > supervisor > management (if not resolved here then > CCMA +labour court

Question 6

What are the 3 grounds for dismissal

Answer 6

• incapacity
• misconduct
• operational reasons

Question 7

What is CCMA

Answer 7

Commission for conciliation, mediation and arbitration

Question 8

What is affirmative action

Answer 8

To redress the imbalances of the past, justifying discrimination when promotions are made. Or for training purposes

Question 9

Industrial action

Answer 9

Can be defined as the relationship between employer, employee and other institutions (ie government) - aim to establish industrial peace > increase worker morale + high productivity

Question 10

Collective bargaining

Answer 10

• employer and trade unions negotiate terms of employment

Question 11

Name 3 different types of strikes

Answer 11

• go slow
• work to rule
• Intermittent strikes
• overtime bans
• picketing
• secondary or sympathy

Question 12

What is NEDLAC

Answer 12

National economic development and labour council
- intervene as a dispute resolution body where there are disagreements between business, TU and government