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The small business sector: deregulation or collective bargaining?
(Juta Law, 1993)
Introduction:'Abraham Adamson, owner of A&A Motor Spares in Athlone, Cape Town, was dealing with a client in June 1991 when the sheriff of the court walked in and seized 21 gearboxes and various other movable assets.
His ...
Democratising the employment relationship: a conceptual approach to labour law reform and its socio-economic implications
(Juta Law, 1993)
Introduction: The constitutional debate in South Africa has place the related issues of democracy and increase production and redistribution of wealth centrally on the agenda. Democratisation of the employment relationship, ...
Arbeidsreg in 'n maatskaplike verband
(Juta Law, 1995)
Introduction: 'n Regsteksboek is nie bloot 'n uiteensetting van regs reels nie. Dit is, in die eerste plek, 'n seleksie van bespreekingspunte en, terselfdetyd, 'n evaluasie van die selekteerde gegewens wat uitgaan van 'n ...
Small enterprises, Industrial Relations and the RDP
(Juta Law, 1995)
Introduction: The small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector spans an immense sweep of economic activity, from entirely non-regulated to entirely regulated businesses, 'from the survivalist activities of informal ...
Thinking Out of the Box: Fair Work for Platform Workers
(Routledge, 2020)
The burgeoning gig economy largely operates outside of existing labour standards,
mainly because in most countries workers are classified as self-employed rather than
as employees. Until now, much legal effort has been ...
Corporatism and collective bargaining in a democratic South Africa
(Juta Law, 1995)
Introduction:The theme of 'emerging models of worker participation and representation' is uniquely appropriate in relation to South Africa today. In February 1995 a draft labour statute, designed to replace the existing ...
What is the future of collective bargaining (and Labour Law) in South Africa?
(Juta Law, 2007)
Introduction: Collective bargaining has a long history. The term is said to have been coined around 1890 by the British labour movement pioneer, Beatrice Webb. By then the practice of wage negotiations between trade unions ...
An ill contractual wind blowing collective good? Collective representation in non-statutory bargaining and the limits of union authority
(Juta Law, 1994)
Induction:In the statutory arena one facet at least, the interaction between union and employer parties at industrial council level, is defined by the Labour Relations Act 28 of 1956 (LRA). The other crucial nexus, that ...
Workers in small business: the forgotten people
(Juta Law, 1994)
Introduction:The present-day concentration by government, private sector organizations and academics on the small and informal business sectors is undoubtedly a sign of the times.
Until some 20 years ago small business ...
Protection against unfair discrimination in the workplace: are the courts getting it right?
(Juta, 2007)
Introduction: No area of South African law is more critical than the prohibition of unfair discrimination, especially in the workplace. Under apartheid, discrimination against workers on grounds such as race and sex was ...