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Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law
Mini Dissertation (LLM (Labour Law))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/91629 Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law Newaj, Kamalesh Newaj, Kamalesh ntuliportia2@gmail.com Kwali, Portia UCTD Majoritarianism Collective labour law Trade union Collective Bargaining Minority unions Mini Dissertation (LLM (Labour Law))--University of Pretoria, 2023. ABSTRACT Majoritarianism is one of the policy choices in collective labour relations in South Africa. However, majoritarianism presents challenges because it subjects minority trade unions to the dictates of their majority counterparts, who hold exclusive rights to set thresholds for representativity and to conclude certain collective agreements with employers. This potentially violates labour rights and the autonomy of a certain class of persons in smaller unions, as they are bound by collective agreements. Against this background, this dissertation examines the hurdles faced by minority unions, as compared to trade unions with large numbers of members at a place of work. It examines legal hurdles that they face in acquiring organisational rights and the impact of extension provisions that bind them to collective agreements concluded by majority trade unions. In doing this, the dissertation aims to determine whether majoritarianism unjustifiably limits the rights of unions who do not meet the threshold of “sufficiently” representative. It also seeks to ascertain whether majoritarianism is consistent with the objects of the Bill of Rights. Given the value of comparative legal research, this dissertation analyses the German labour law system on majoritarianism to determine whether there are lessons for South Africa. Rumdel Construction Cape Pty Ltd Mercantile Law LLM (Labour Law) Unrestricted 2023-07-25T13:43:09Z 2023-07-25T13:43:09Z 2023 2023 Dissertation * S2023 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91629 https://www.repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/51914/submit/794327310570468f4c8c51787076354c44650219 en © 2023 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 | UCTD Majoritarianism Collective labour law Trade union Collective Bargaining Minority unions Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title | Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title_full | Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title_fullStr | Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title_short | Challenges of majoritarianism in South African Collective Labour Law |
| title_sort | challenges of majoritarianism in south african collective labour law |
| topic | UCTD Majoritarianism Collective labour law Trade union Collective Bargaining Minority unions |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91629 https://www.repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/51914/submit/794327310570468f4c8c51787076354c44650219 |