Masters Degrees (Labour Law)
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The prevalent and violent industrial action in the mining industry: The need to curb the prevalent and violent strike action in South Africa.
(2015)Abstract The right to strike is a fundamental human right recognized in international law and the South African Constitution. In South Africa, employees have a constitutional right to strike. Section 23 of the ... -
A critical analysis of the appropriateness of dismissal as an automatic sanction for dishonesty in the workplace.
(2021)Even though South Africa’s Constitution and the LRA entrench the rights of employees not to be unfairly dismissed, employees are dismissed for what are arguably minor infractions. Numerous employees have lost their human ... -
Balancing the right to strike by public health care workers against the right of patients: lessons from abroad.
(2022)The research will address the right to strike by public health care workers versus the fundamental right to access to health care. The objective of this research is to establish what the right to strike by health care ... -
Social media dismissal: sword or shield?
(2021)The use of social media by employees has increased rapidly and has been met with different results. In the age of the internet, people share their thoughts and opinion on social media without thinking about the repercussions ... -
Coronavirus in South African workplaces: the safety, remuneration, and retrenchment of employees during the lockdown.
(2020)The sudden and unprecedented spread of coronavirus has left the world, including South Africa, negatively affected. The coronavirus pandemic has been a new experience, and South Africa is faced with questions about whether ... -
A father’s right to paternity leave in the South African workplace.
(2020)This minor dissertation examines the legal position of the working father and paternity leave in South Africa. The Labour Law Amendment Act No. 10 of 2018 came into effect on 1 January 2020. Section 25A of the BCEA ... -
Derivative misconduct and the reciprocal duty of good faith: employee silence in identifying perpetrators of misconduct.
(2019)The reciprocal duty of good faith is recognised in our South African labour law which requires employees to not behave in a manner that is detrimental to an employer’s enterprise and should at all times remain faithful and ... -
How do the 2015 LRA amendments impact on widespread practice in relation to TES employees?
(2019)In 2014, the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 went through significant changes that were aimed at improving the protection of workers in non-standard employment relationships. It is an undisputed fact that prior to the ... -
A critical analysis of temporary employment services in contemporary South Africa.
(2020)The study focuses on the critical analysis of temporary employment services in contemporary South Africa and specifically looks at the Labour Relations Amendment Act 6 of 2014 which introduced a controversial provision of ... -
A critical analysis of violent strikes in South Africa.
(2020)Violence during strikes is a major problem in South Africa. As time progresses, details of violent strikes are becoming more prevalent and alarming. Violent strikes impact the economy and investment. In addition, violent ... -
Progression of South African women in the workplace: a study of the right to development and relevant legal framework that underpins the eradication of gender disparity in the workplace.
(2018)High levels of gender inequality in South African workplaces are a primary contributing factor towards women’s lack of career progression. The fundamental purpose of this study was to identify the reasons why women continue ... -
An analysis of social media misconduct in the workplace.
(2018)This paper serves to analyse social media misconduct in the workplace. The introduction of electronic and social media has brought about significant changes to how business is conducted. Despite its widespread benefits, ... -
Workplace protection for informal workers with reference to waste pickers in the Durban Metro area: an exploration of section 24 of the South African Constitution of 1996.
(2019)This thesis explores the extent to which the environmental rights contained in section 24 of the South African Constitution of 1996 are potentially applicable to people who work informally in public spaces, in particular, ... -
Proving constructive dismissal: a critical evaluation of section 186(l)(e) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 and recent judgments.
(2018)The focus of the research is to evaluate the interpretation of section 186 ( 1 )( e) of the Labour Relations Act of 1995 which defines a dismissal to include circumstances where an employee resigns with or without notice ... -
Sexual harassment in the workplace : a critical analysis of the unwelcome element.
(2018)Sexual harassment is one of the most prominent forms of harassment encountered in the working world globally. This has resulted in a plethora of laws being enacted, whereby, the definition of sexual harassment was provided, ... -
The law of unfair dismissal in South Africa.
(1990)As an inexperienced articled clerk I was once consulted by a young widow who had two tiny children with her. She had lost her job and was wanting to know what her rights were. I had never studied any labour law but I ... -
A critical examination of the pandemic of sexual harassment in the South African workplace.
(2017)South African just like many international countries is a country sadly marked by severe violence especially violence against women. Women face violence both at home in the form of domestic violence as well as in the ...