Labour Law

TOPICS DEALT WITH:

Contracts of employment

Laws about terms and conditions of employment

• Wage regulating measures

Summary of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act

Sectoral determinations that govern the conditions of domestic workers and farm workers

Employment Equity Act

Occupational Health and Safety Act

Disputes and solving disputes under the Labour Relations Act

Settling disputes

Unfair labour practices

Dismissals

• Automatically unfair dismissals
• Substantive fairness
• Procedural fairness
• Dismissal for incapacity
• Retrenchment
• Referring a dispute to the CCMA
• Adjudication by the Labour Court

Taking industrial action

Claims from the Unemployment Insurance Fund

Compensation Fund

Employee’s tax

Pension and provident funds

Medical Aid Schemes

Skills Development Act and levies