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"Jurisprudential and legislative responses to 'disguised employment' - an analysis of the employee/independent contractor dilemma"

The introduction of the new Labour Relations Act (LRA)1 stood set to revolutionize South African employment law. With its noble aims of 'advancing economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democratization of the workplace'2, it was hailed by some as a legislative masterpiece. Howeve...

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Main Author: Davies, Kristofer
Other Authors: Collier, Debbie
Format: Thesis
Language:English
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Published: Centre for Law and Society 2026
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description The introduction of the new Labour Relations Act (LRA)1 stood set to revolutionize South African employment law. With its noble aims of 'advancing economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democratization of the workplace'2, it was hailed by some as a legislative masterpiece. However, is this really the case? It is open to debate whether the Act goes far enough in its attempt to give effect to the constitutional right to fair labour practices.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/43255 "Jurisprudential and legislative responses to 'disguised employment' - an analysis of the employee/independent contractor dilemma" Davies, Kristofer Collier, Debbie Jurisprudential legislative contractor The introduction of the new Labour Relations Act (LRA)1 stood set to revolutionize South African employment law. With its noble aims of 'advancing economic development, social justice, labour peace and the democratization of the workplace'2, it was hailed by some as a legislative masterpiece. However, is this really the case? It is open to debate whether the Act goes far enough in its attempt to give effect to the constitutional right to fair labour practices. 2026-05-19T18:12:12Z 2026-05-19T18:12:12Z 2007 2026-05-19T14:04:56Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters LLM http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43255 en eng application/pdf Centre for Law and Society Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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title "Jurisprudential and legislative responses to 'disguised employment' - an analysis of the employee/independent contractor dilemma"
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