LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose Archives

Disregarding procedural rules: Disallowed appeal

by GilesFiles | Nov 4, 2025 | 2020 onwards, AH02a - LC rules current, AH07 - Practive Manual, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Costs not awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Disallowed, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, LC Rules-old, LC-Practice Manual, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 08a: 185-197B Dismissal, LRA 1995, Manufacturing, Objective - correctness, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Resolving disputes (LRL 3), Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Extended sick leave: Operation of law discharge

by GilesFiles | Oct 25, 2023 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Causes and defences, Central, Contractual breach, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Deemed, Government, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legislation, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 1995, Operation of law, Orders, Parties, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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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...

Expeditious dispute resolution: Statutory imperative

by GilesFiles | Jun 15, 2023 | 2020 onwards, André van Niekerk, Applications, Causes and defences, Central, Conduct & capacity, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Government, Judges, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 08a: 185-197B Dismissal, LRA 1995, Objective - correctness, Orders, Parties, Review tests, Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Selected judges, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Disciplinary action abandoned: Unfair labour practice?

by GilesFiles | Aug 1, 2022 | 2020 onwards, 2020 onwards, Allowed, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Awards -s145 see also Sidumo, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, Central, Conduct & capacity, Costs, Costs not awarded, Courts, Declaratory, Dignity equality freedom, Fair procedure, Government, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Appeal Court, Labour Relations, LAC judges, Landmark judgments, Legal Practice, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 08b: 185-186(2) Practices, LRA 1995, MV Phatshoane, Objective - correctness, Orders, Parties, Review tests, Risks, Sectors, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Substance, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Alleged protected disclosures: Urgent relief refused

by GilesFiles | Sep 7, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Central, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence & onus, Exceptions/special pleas, GN Moshoana, Government, Interdicts & rules, Interim relief, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 08b: 185-186(2) Practices, LRA 1995, Orders, Parties, Practices (LRL 9), Rules Codes & Manual, Sectors, Special pleas, State organs, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics, Urgency | 0 |

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Bargaining council administration: Jurisdiction to extend

by GilesFiles | Jun 28, 2019 | 2019, Bargaining councils, Courts, ERelations (LRL 1), Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Court, Labour Court judges, Labour Relations, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 03: 11-63 Bargain, LRA 06: 95-111 Unions, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Organisations (LRL 4), Parties, Sean Snyman, Sectors, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

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Premature termination notice: Invalid or possibly unfair?

by GilesFiles | Jan 22, 2016 | 2016, 64 Strikes/lockouts, 64-77 Strikes, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Contractual breach, Courts, Disallowed, Exceptions/special pleas, Finance, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legality principle, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, LRA 1995, Operational reasons, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Review tests, RMM Zondo, Roman Dutch law, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

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Premature termination notice: Minority judgment

by GilesFiles | Jan 22, 2016 | 2016, 64 Strikes/lockouts, 64-77 Strikes, Appeals, Appeals - leave, Bill of Rights, Causes and defences, ConCourt judges, Constitutional Court, Contractual breach, Courts, Disallowed, Edwin Cameron, Exceptions/special pleas, Finance, Interpretation etc, Judges, Jurisdiction & powers, Labour Relations, Legal Practice, Legality principle, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 04: 64-69 Power plays (LRL 6), LRA 07: 112-184 Dispute, Operational reasons, Orders, Parties, Private enterprises, Retired judges, Review tests, Roman Dutch law, Sectors, Special pleas, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Statutory, Termination (LRL 8), Topics | 0 |

Steenkamp v Edcon Ltd Premature termination notice considered and majority in ConCourt pointed out that when a dismissal is held to be unfair reinstatement is possible but not when it is invalid and this means that employers...

Collective bargaining purpose: Achieving LRA aims

by GilesFiles | Nov 2, 2012 | Collective Bargaining (LRL 5), Insights, Labour Relations, LRA 01: 1-3 Purpose, LRA 1995, philosophy / economics, Statutes (LRL 2)-work, Topics | 0 |

Our Labour Relations Act of 1995 [“LRA”] is very specific. The purpose of the LRA is to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democratisation of the workplace. This can only be achieved by...

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