Labour Relations Case Study

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Table of contents
A general introduction which explains the employer/employee relationship p.2
Examine the context of labour relations p.3
Distinguish between the various roles participants in South Africa’s labour relations system p.4
Analyse the South African labour legislative framework regulating the labour relationship p.7
The rights and obligations of both parties to the employment relationship p.11
The role of collective bargaining and organisational rights in the labour relationship p.13

A general introduction which explains the employer/employee relationship.
The employer- employee relationship refers primarily to the communication that takes place between employers and employees …show more content…

Examine the context of labour relations
Labour Relations is the study and practice of the management of employment situations (Budd 2010). The aim of this concept is to remind and make people aware of the human rights in a workplace. Gerber, Nel and van Dijk (1995) explain labour relations as a discipline under which employees try to satisfy their economic, social and psychological needs in their work environment.

In South Africa the government mainly controls the labour relations system because the government is seen as the legislature. The labour relations system consists of the state (government), which is the secondary participant and employees (labour unions) and employers (management), which are the primary participants. This means that the system is largely controlled by the state and affects employers and employees …show more content…

The rights may be added to the employee’s employment contract. There are two types of rights namely explicit right that are and employees contract and implicit rights which are various pieces of legislation that are not referred to in the contract. There are also common law rights. These rights are automatically accepted as they have become part of the common law. “It is important to remember the reciprocal nature of the relationship between the employer and the employees, for what may be right for one, may be an obligation for the other” Venter et al., 2011). According to Venter and Levy rights do not exist within a vacuum, and that there are always obligations that come with them. These rights are usually forgotten by the parties involved within the employment

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