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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Labour Legislation"”.
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Industrial relations law in Tanzania : past experience and prospects under the new labour legislation
… The main focus will be to discuss the current legislation and how it seeks to improve industrial relations as compared to its predecessors. Also it will discuss in a nutshell whether the new legislation has met the International Law Organisation (ILO) standards. It further discusses the …
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HR practitioners’ perceptions of the implementation of equal employment provision under a selected subdivision of the SA labour legislation
Affirmative action was an initiative created by the government in an attempt to readdress the imbalances of the past in response to the discrimination of “non-whites”. The discrimination faced by the designated “non-whites” referred to the limited access to jobs, facilities and education …
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Children's rights and child labour: a comparative study of children's rights and child labour legislation in South Africa, Brazil and India
… will, through the analysis of various pieces of legislation and taking account of the daily realities of children in South Africa, Brazil and India (IBSA), outline the progress made to reduce and eradicate the exploitation of children, through the elimination of child labour. These three …
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Emerging trends in labour legislation and policy in the SADC region : the experiences of Botswana and Swaziland in the context of the ILO convention on freedom of association and protection of the right to organise (C.87)
… in this is the major question of how the labour law regimes have lent themselves to change and whether they can be transformed into engines of growth that can facilitate employment within internationally acceptable environments. To attempt to answer this question, one needs to examine …
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A study of the statutory provisions that facilitate the variation of labour standards in South Africa
… treats the progressive development of labour standards in the South African labour market and it examines the extent to which the current labour standards can. Be varied by the relevant statutory institutions. It also endeavours to show - how protective standards have been incorporated …
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The legal framework for the protection of employees of labour brokers in South Africa
Current South African legislation allows the use of temporary employment services ("labour brokers" in common parlance). Labour broking involves a triangular employment relationship between client, labour broker and worker. In terms of this arrangement the labour broker would employ a worker and …
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Unprotected strike action in South Africa
… clarity. In order to do so recent amendments to labour legislation have been taken into account; The Code of Good Practice: Collective Bargaining, Industrial Action and Picketing will also be considered.
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Diversification and mobility of Khoikhoi labour in the eastern districts of the Cape Colony prior to the labour law of 1 November 1809
… century tended to focus on the important labour legislation, especially on the labour law of 1809, the child apprenticeship law of 1812, and Ordinance 50 of 1828. Now the trend is to look at the available documents for this as for earlier periods, with an eye to discover as much as …
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Public Service Labour Relations: Centralised Collective Bargaining and Social dialogue in the Public Service of South Africa(1997 to 2007)
Through South African labour legislation, bargaining councils are empowered to conclude collective agreements between employers and trade unions. While bargaining councils were created for virtually every sector within the South African private sector, only one bargaining council exists for the …
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The bouquet of freedom : social and economic relations in the Stellenbosch district, c1870-1900
… of the district branch of the Standard Bank. Labour legislation passed in the aftermath of slavery was most successful in tying labour to the farms when the labour market was confined to the agrarian sector. The mineral and transport revolutions of the late nineteenth century brought about the …
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The regulation of work : whither the contract of employment? : an analysis of the suitability of the contract of employment to regulate the different forms of labour market participation by individual workers
… of engagement of workers in the South African labour market; and (3) alternative regulatory models with specific reference to models that are consistent with the South African Constitution. Using a comparative approach it is shown that the contract of employment in South Africa is in a relative …
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The impact of the transition economy on gender composition in employment in the Russian heavy industry
… instability has led to the diminution of women’s labour market participation. Through in-depth interviews with managers, employees and trade union officials of a case-study organization, `Ruscoal`, and another mining company in the region, this research examines the social and economic dimensions …
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An exploration of whether the Policy on Financial Awards for Service Providers (Circular no. 17/2004) is a reasonable solution to the subject of welfare service financing
… criterion is illegal in terms of South African labour legislation. In terms of service provision in rural areas the Policy definition was not precise, but the findings suggest that fifteen organisations (75% of the research population) are likely to face difficulties in meeting this …
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Exploring the impact of trade union power struggles on the employment relationship in the South African mining sector
… scene for another union to come in and deliver. Labour legislation should provide the balance when it comes to power. For article 2, four categories of findings were created, which were the majoritarian approach to trade unionism and failure of the Labour Relations Act. Themes were found for each …
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Industrial conflict management in a developing country
… has attempted to consider the complexities of labour relations and industrial conflict within a developing African country. A major case study was followed. The research covers the ten year period 1982 - 1992 and follows the interaction and conflict between management Representative of …
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Polygraph testing in the workplace in South Africa : with reflections on the international labour organization standards, United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany
… test results are accepted as evidence in labour disputes. The law also permits polygraph testing in some parts of the public sector. This study analyzes the theoretical and scientific basis of polygraph testing in the employment context. It then investigates the legitimacy of such testing …
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Polygraph testing in the workplace in South Africa with reflections on the international labour organization standards, United States of America and Federal Republic of Germany
… test results are accepted as evidence in labour disputes. The law also permits polygraph testing in some parts of the public sector. This study analyzes the theoretical and scientific basis of polygraph testing in the employment context. It then investigates the legitimacy of such testing …
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Labour dispute resolution in southern Africa : a study of emerging trends and realities in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland
This study is about labour dispute resolution in Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland. The study involves an extensive examination of the political philosophy, methods, structures and rules of engagement comprehensively described as 'emerging' trends. It concerns labour relations in developing African …
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