Labour relations

STATUTORY COUNCILS Labour Relations Act 28 of 1956 includes as one of the aims of the Act, the prevention and settlement of disputes between employers and employees. Industrial councils were the primary institution for collective bargaining; generally they were system that involved a form of centralised bargaining in a particular industry or segment of an industry (Alan Rycroft, Barney Jordaan, 1992:146) Industrial councils consisted of representatives from one or more employer parties and one

successors to the industrial councils that existed under the 1956 LRA, restyled and revamped to cater for new potential membership and function. The primary function of bargaining councils, like their predecessors, is to regulate relations between management and labour in the sectors of employment over which they have jurisdiction by concluding collective agreements, and to settle disputes between parties falling within their registered scope. Bargaining councils conclude the collective agreement

industrial law and regulation reshaped industrial relations in the Botswana public service? Introduction The issues of industrial relations come from the early times. Today, these issues form part of the day to day management activities within private, public and all other types of organizations. Week in week cases are made at industrial courts that related employer employee relations matters. The statutory instruments such as industrial relations laws, dispute acts, public service acts, disciplinary

com).When examining the term industrial relations it can be separated into two sub categories industry and relations. Industry according to vocabulary.com is a group of manufactures or businesses that produce a particular kind of goods or services and relations would refer to the

Social and Management Sciences Collective Bargaining Dr Isaac Chaneta University of Zimbabwe – Harare, Zimbabwe Abstract Collective bargaining is concerned with the relations between employers acting through their management representatives and organized labour. It is concerned not only with the negotiation of a formal labour agreement but also with the day- to- day dealings between management and the union. Because the management

Work and Employment Relations in the Fast Food Industry The fast food industry is expanding globally over the years despite of downturns in national economies. Due to the rapid growth and success of the service, issues such as workers’ right, pay levels and conditions of work are often questioned. While fast food industries has expanded globally and become multinational corporations (MNCs),to what extent they are able to impose common employment practices on diverse national systems of labor legislations

This essay aims to compare the industrial relations in both Singapore and Japan. It will first indentify both countries industrial relation system, whether it is unitarist, pluralist or radical. It will then touch on the various aspects in the industrial relation system: trade unions, system to resolving industrial conflicts, wages related policies and discrimination at work. In addition, it will look at the policy of lifetime employment and seniority in wages, policies which Japan companies have

accordance with Labour Institutions Act 2007. The wage councils consist of representation from worker, employee and independent experts. These members of this council are appointed for a period of three years and are entrusted with investigating pay and working conditions in any sector and to make recommendations to the Minister on these matters. Wages are determined for agriculture as well as general sector workers by the Agricultural and General Wage Councils constituted under the Labour Institutions

Labour Law Essay Introduction Humans strive everyday to obtain wealth and success in the form of money. Contrary to popular belief money makes the world go around. It is the driving force of every economy, but for some people, it is more difficult to earn than for others. Many factors are responsible for the gap in wealth people earn; lack of experience, age and low education are some reasons as to why it is difficult for some to earn money. There are many people who immigrate from

Introduction The fast-food industry has been developing rapidly and has successfully penetrated majority of the markets globally, at the same time bringing about several significant changes in practices, work and employment relations. Fast-food restaurants are distinguished and characterized by their inexpensive food products prepared in a standardized method that is dispensed to their customers quickly and efficiently for takeaway or dine-in and are usually packaged without the provision of utensils