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The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and collective bargaining
Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/43163 The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and collective bargaining Gericke, S.B. (Ezette) Malebye, Cynthia Dithato Labour Law Collective bargaining Employment relationships Trade unions Freedom of Association UCTD Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2014. South Africa has in recent years seen employees embarking on strike actions from different employment sectors. This impacts adversely on inter alia the economy, investor confidence and the high rate of unemployment. As will be pointed out in the research, BMW took a decision in 2013 to stop production into South Africa as a result of the labour unrest that caused them to lose 13000 cars in production and to miss supply targets. The strike in the construction industry in August to September 2012, cost employers an estimated R2.7 billion in lost revenue. The research is aimed at establishing the cause of the unrest that is affecting South Africa. The strike action should be the ultimate weapon when negotiations between the employer and employees have failed. Parties to the employment relationship are encouraged through the LRA and the Constitution to engage in collective bargaining. Mechanisms such as organisational rights, bargaining forums, freedom of association, no duty to bargain are aimed at achieving orderly collective bargaining. Despite the current labour laws in place, which in my view are not onerous, negotiations still fail. Could it be that the trade unions are desperate to gain and maintain popularity and as a consequence present the employer with unreasonable demands? Could it be that collective bargaining process needs to be revisited? Educating trade union leaders should be considered as one of the factors in arriving at a solution. Some employers are considering alternatives rather than increasing their labour force. With the high unemployment rate, this is a worrying reality and a solution is urgently required. lk2014 Mercantile Law LLM Unrestricted 2015-01-19T12:11:09Z 2015-01-19T12:11:09Z 2014/12/12 2014 Dissertation Malebye, CD 2014, The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and collective bargaining, LLM Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43163> M14/9/256 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43163 en © 2014 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Labour Law Collective bargaining Employment relationships Trade unions Freedom of Association UCTD The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and collective bargaining |
| title | The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and
collective bargaining |
| title_full | The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and
collective bargaining |
| title_fullStr | The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and
collective bargaining |
| title_full_unstemmed | The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and
collective bargaining |
| title_short | The right to strike in respect of employment relationships and
collective bargaining |
| title_sort | right to strike in respect of employment relationships and collective bargaining |
| topic | Labour Law Collective bargaining Employment relationships Trade unions Freedom of Association UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43163 |