ER Acts Flashcards
(39 cards)
ER ACTS
The Labor Relations Act
55 of 1995
(LRA)
Advance economic development, social justice and labor peace and discrimination of workplace.
The Basic Conditions of Employment Act
75 of 1997
(BCEA)
Promote economic development and social justice through institution and enforcement of basic conditions of employment.
(working hours, leave)
The Employment Equity Act
55 of 1998
(EEA)
Eliminate discrimination and promote fair representation of historically disadvantaged groups in workplace.
The Skills Development Act
97 of 1998
(SDA)
Section 2:
- Develop skills of SA’s workforce,
- Increase levels of investment in
education and training
- Encourage employees -> use workplace
as active learning environment
- Encourage works participate in learning
programmes
- Improve employment aspects of
previously disadvantaged by unfair
discrimination
- Redress disadvantages through training
and education
- Establish institutional and financial
framework comprising: National Skills
Authority, National Skills fund, Skills
development levy- grant scheme
(skills development levies act 9 of
1999)
- Encourage partnerships - public and
private sectors of economy to provide
education and training for/in workplace
- Cooperating with SAQA
The Skills Development Levies Act
9 of 1999
(SDLA)
Encourage a planned and structured approach to learning, and to increase employment prospects for work seekers.
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act
(COIDA)
Provides a system of no-fault compensation for employees injured or who contract diseases during the course of their employment.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act
85 of 1993
(OHSA)
Provide for:
- Health and safety of people at work
- Protection of other people from
hazards to health and safety
- Establishment of Advisory Council
The Unemployment Insurance Act
63 of 2001
(UIA)
Make provisions for insurance of employees who are contributors of Unemployment Insurance Fund against risks of loss of earnings arising out of unemployment, due to:
- Termination of employment - more
than 14 days
- Illness - more than 14 days
- Maternity
- Payments to female contributors who
adopt children
- Provision for payments to dependents
of deceased contributors
The Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act
53 of 2003
(BBBEEA)
- Establish legislative framework for
promotion of black economic
empowerment - Empower Minister to issue codes for
good practice and publish
transformation charters - Establish Black Economic
Empowerment Advisory Council
The Protected Disclosure Act
26 of 2000
(PDA)
- Provide procedures -> any employee
may disclose information relating to
offense/malpractice in workplace by
employer/employees - Provide protection to employee made
disclosure - No employee victimized/penalized by
employer -> disclosure - Procedures in act -> route followed to
disclose information -> protected
The National Economic Development and Labor Council
(NEDLAC)
Objectives, Powers, Functions:
- Promote goals of economic growth,
participation, economic decision-
making and social equity
- Reach consensus and conclude
agreements -> social and economic
policy
- Consider purpose labor legislation ->
labor market policy before introduced
to parliament
- Consider significant changes to social
and economic policy before
implemented/introduced to parliament
- Encourage/promote formulation of
coordinated policy -> social and
economic matter
- Consider socioeconomic disputes ->
section 77 of LRA
The Business Unity of South Africa
(BUSA)
- Integrated body for business in SA
created in 2003 -> represent all
Employers’ Organizations throughout
SA -> deal with collective strength of
Trade Union Federations like COSATU
and FEDUSA - Non-racial umbrella business
organization - BUSA’s focus: Represent SA’s
multifaced business community on
macro-economic and other issues that
affect it at national and international
level
TRADE UNION FEDERATIONS
COSATU
Core Principles:
- International worker solidarity
- Non-racialism
- Worker control
- Paid-up membership
- “One industry, one union”
- Promote black business
FEDUSA
Core Principles:
- Equal opportunities for all men and
women
- Freedom of association and right to
organize
- Trade Union democracy
- Development of all people
NACTU
Core Principles:
- Non-racialism
- Worker control at all levels and
structures of union
- Leadership by working class
- Aim-> empower masses economically
JUSTICE AND POWER
TYPES OF JUSTICE
Distributive Justice
- “How do I pay you?”
- Distribution of money -> equilal money,
fair - Perceived fairness
- Distribution of conditions and goods
how effects you emotionally
economically and psychologically - Based on 3 criteria:
- Equality > same amount
- Need > who needs more
- Equity > based how much person
contributes
Procedural Justice
- Fairness of processes and procedures
- Based on 6 criteria:
- Consistency > treat everyone
same
- Bias Suppression > prevent self-
interest in decision-making
- Accuracy > decisions on accurate
information
- Correctability > correction of
decisions
- Representativeness >
representative of all stakeholders
and parties
- Ethically > reflection of current
ethical/moral principles
Interactional Justice
- Manner procedures implemented and
outcomes are communicated - Interpersonal treatment
- Adequate causal accounts - adequate
explanations for outcomes/decisions
reached - Treat people with respect
- Elements linked to Interactional Justice:
- Neutrality > be honest
- Trust > staff need to trust
you
- Standing > where you stand
in group
POWER
Medium which divergent aims and interests mediated
Interpersonal Power
Ones ability to influence another person’s behavior or thinking
Social Unit Power
Powe to influence power, processes make decisions
