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Employees or human capital: Human being or asset?

by GilesFiles | Oct 7, 2025 | AB - Law generally, AU - ChatGPT, ILO Com of Experts, ILO Convention 158/1982, ILO Conventions, ILO reports, ILO’s supervisory bodies, Insights | 0 |

Surely it is not correct to refer to employees as human capital as so many employers now do? The term “human capital” has become popular in management and economics, but it’s also deeply contested. ⚖️ The idea behind “human...

Terminating employment contracts: ILO Convention 158 & Experts Committee

by GilesFiles | Jan 3, 2024 | AA - Resources generally, AH - Labour Legislation & Rules, AL - ILO, Causes and defences, Conduct & capacity, ILO Convention 111/1958, ILO Convention 158/1982, ILO Conventions, ILO reports, ILO’s supervisory bodies, Insights, Labour Relations, LRA 08a: 185-197B Dismissal, LRA 08a: 189 and 189A see Termination, LRA Sch 8: GP Code, Management, Operational reasons, Performance, Policies - all, Protect not punish, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics, Warnings, Work Science Institute | 0 |

Note on Convention No. 158 and Recommendation No. 166 concerning termination of employment Contents Preface. 1 Part I. Content of Convention No. 158 and Recommendation No. 166. 1 Definitions and concepts. 1 Termination. 1...

ILO landmark decision: Right to strike?

by GilesFiles | Nov 14, 2023 | AB - Law generally, ILO Conventions, ILO reports, ILO’s supervisory bodies, Insights | 0 |

ILO: Landmark decision on right to strike photo: ILO In a crucial decision, the ILO Governing Body has voted in favour of seeking a resolution from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over a long-standing dispute between...

Genuine trade union: Registration ordered

by GilesFiles | Jun 21, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Allowed, André van Niekerk, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Central, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Government, ILO Convention 087, ILO Conventions, ILO’s supervisory bodies, Insights, Interpretation etc, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legality principle, Legislation, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 02: 4-10 FOA, LRA 03: 11-63 Bargain, LRA 06: 95-111 Unions, LRA 1995, Objective - correctness, Orders, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Review tests, Sectors, Selected judges, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

Simunye Workers Forum v Registrar of Labour Relations What are requirements for registration given changing nature of work and a ‘modern’ genuine independent trade union? “[39] In summary: the appellant has a...

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Employees or human capital: Human being or asset?

Terminating employment contracts: ILO Convention 158 & Experts Committee

ILO landmark decision: Right to strike?

Genuine trade union: Registration ordered