Essential Labour Law for Managers Workshop

  • you cannot develop advanced labour law skills until you have a clear and thorough knowledge of the labour law framework
  • this workshop sets the foundation for the development of advanced labour relations skills

 

The workshop is specifically designed for those people new to the labour relations field or those who wish to start the year with a fresh perspective of labour law.

 

Introductions

Legislative Overview

  • Defining labour relations
  • Factors regulating the employment relationship
  • Constellation of legislation
  • The Constitution
  • The hierarchy of legislation
  • The Public Service and Education framework
  • Basic Conditions of Employment Act
  • Skills Development Act
  • The Public Sector framework
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Local Authoriries
  • Compensation for Occupational Diseases and Injuries Act
  • Unemployment Insurance Fund Act

The Labour Relations Act

  • Overview of the Labour Relations Act
  • Freedom of association
  • The role of trade unions
  • Collective bargaining
  • Strikes and lockouts
  • Strike dismissals
  • Workplace forums
  • Trade unions and employers organisations
  • Dispute resolution : ways of resolving disputes
  • Unfair dismissal : overview
  • Fair reason and fair procedure
  • Misconduct : fair procedure
  • Misconduct : fair reason
  • Incapacity : ill health or injury
  • Operational requirements : fair reason
  • Remedies for unfair dismissal
  • The unfair labour practice

Employment Contracts and Collective Agreements

  • Employment contract : form and contents
  • The Public Service and Education
  • Big employers
  • Changes to the employment contract
  • Termination of the employment contract
  • Fixed term contracts
  • Other forms of working relationships
  • Labour brokers
  • Restraints of trade
  • Employee benefits
  • Sectoral determinations
  • Collective agreements
  • Agency shops / closed shops

Cape Town, 9-10 February, Capetonian Hotel
Durban, 11-12 February, Elangeni Hotel
Johannesburg, 11-12 February, Indaba Hotel

One delegate………………………….R 4 601.00 plus VAT = R 5 245.14
Two or more delegates
from the same organisation…………R 4 141.00 plus VAT = R 4 720.74 per delegate