Employment Relations (LRL 1) Archives

Industrial action amendments: Strategy and tactics

by GilesFiles | Jul 3, 2019 | Access to information, Advisory award, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Insights, Interdicts and rule nisi, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, LRA Chpt: 4: s64-77 Strikes & lockouts, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Philosophy and economics, Picketing, Power plays (LRL 6), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Strike - protected, Topics | 0 |

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Bargaining council administration: Jurisdiction to extend

by GilesFiles | Jun 28, 2019 | 2019, Acting LC judges, Bargaining councils, Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Judges, Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LRA Chpt 1: s1-3 Purpose, LRA Chpt: 3: s11-63 Collective Bargaining, LRA Chpt: 6: s95-111 Unions and Organisations, LRA Chpt: 7: s112-184 Dispute resolution, Metal & engineering, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Sean Snyman, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 0 |

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Aussie Uber contractors: No employment relationship

by GilesFiles | Jun 10, 2019 | Basic Conditions (LRL 10), BCEA 1997, Common Law, Consumer protection, Dismissal: proof required, Employment Relations (LRL 1), Financial services, Insights, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Logistics, Philosophy and economics, Protection of Personal Information, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Termination (LRL 8), Thought Leaders, Topics, Transportation | 0 |

Aussie Uber contractors: According to a recent report in Accountancy Daily an Australian court has ruled that Uber drivers should be treated as contractors for tax and employment purposes and not as employees. This is a...

Bipolar contractual model: Vulnerable Uber drivers

by GilesFiles | May 26, 2019 | BCEA 1997, Common Law, Darcy du Toit, Employment Relations (LRL 1), Insights, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Logistics, LRA Chpt: 9: s198-213 General provisions, Philosophy and economics, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 0 |

Uber v Aslam Uber drivers in the United Kingdom have been held by the Court of Appeal in Uber B.V. (“UBV”) & Ors v Aslam & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2748 to be ‘workers’ for the purposes of the national minimum...

Trade union deregistration: AMCU and official notification

by GilesFiles | Apr 25, 2019 | Building & Construction, Employment Relations (LRL 1), Insights, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LRA Chpt: 6: s95-111 Unions and Organisations, Mining, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics, Trade unions | 0 |

On 24 April 2019 the Registrar of Labour Relations gave notice of the intention to cancel the registration of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) and called for written representations within 60 days as...

Labour laws promulgated: Acts which commenced recently

by GilesFiles | Apr 10, 2019 | Advisory award, Basic Conditions (LRL 10), BCEA 1997, Employment Relations (LRL 1), Insights, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Legal Practice, Picketing, Power plays (LRL 6), Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 0 |

For ease of reference the labour laws promulgated recently with the dates of commencement are provided herewith. BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENT ACT NO. 7 of 2018 [ASSENTED TO 23 NOVEMBER 2018] [DATE OF COMMENCEMENT: 1...

Outsourcing component manufacture: No employees provided

by GilesFiles | Aug 30, 2018 | CCMA awards, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Labour brokers or TES, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, LRA Chpt: 9: s198-213 General provisions, Metal & engineering, Parties, Philosophy and economics, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 0 |

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USA agency fees: Extraction violates Constitution

by GilesFiles | Jun 28, 2018 | Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Insights, Labour Relations, Organisations (LRL 4), Topics | 0 |

USA agency fees: The extraction of agency fees by the State of Illinois from public-sector employees who did not consent violates the First Amendment and Abood erred in concluding otherwise and stare decisis cannot support it. ...

Minister fails to meet jurisdictional pre-requisites

by GilesFiles | Feb 15, 2018 | 2018, 2018, Appointed LC judges, Associations, Bargaining councils, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Courts, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Landmark judgments, Metal & engineering, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Review tests, RGO Lagrange, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 0 |

 Essence Labour court reviewed and invalidated the Minister’s decision to extend bargaining council administration agreement to non-parties because she failed to comply with LRA s 32(3), 32(5) read with s 32(1) and...

Seismic shift in labour landscape: Psa and Fedusa

by GilesFiles | May 25, 2017 | Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Organisations (LRL 4), Public Service, Trade unions | 0 |

The 230,000-member Public Service Association has rejoined the Federation of Unions of SA (Fedusa) in a move that is set to change the labour landscape. This brings Fedusa’s total claimed membership to 700,000, giving the...

Bargaining council agreement: Invalidly extended

by GilesFiles | Apr 26, 2017 | 2017, Associations, Bargaining councils, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Competition, Dispute Resolution (LRL 3), Employment Relations (LRL 1), Jurisdiction and powers, Labour Court, Labour Relations, Labour Relations Act 1995, Metal & engineering, Miscellaneous, RGO Lagrange, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2) - work law, Topics | 1 |

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Peremptory factors required for organisational rights

by GilesFiles | Jan 31, 2017 | 2017, Anton Myburgh, Anton Steenkamp, Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Employment Relations (LRL 1), John Murphy, Labour Court, Organisations (LRL 4) | 0 |

The labour court reviewed and set aside an award after holding that the arbiter had misconceived the nature of an inquiry when granting organisational rights to another trade union with 15% support. Certain peremptory factors...

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