Browsing by Subject "Trade unions"
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A comparative analysis of current trade union trends in the European Union and South Africa
(Academic journals, 2012)The primary objective of this study was to establish what factors currently influence trade unions as organisations in South Africa and the European Union and then to compare these factors. To conduct this study a pure ... -
A comparative study on the impact of labour legislation on the role of trade unions in South Africa and Cameroon
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2008)The purpose of this inquiry, as suggested by the topic and explained in the problem statement, is to investigate the impact of labour legislation on the role of trade union in the South Africa and Cameroon. In a bid to ... -
A demarcation of majoritarianism within the South African and German labour law context
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Trade unions play a significant role during the collectively bargaining with the employer in order to uphold the interests and protection of employees’ rights within the labour relations framework of South Africa. Organised ... -
Exploring the impact of trade union power struggles on the employment relationship in the South African mining sector
(North-West University, 2018)This study focused on gathering information through literature as well as on the experiences of employees at a mine in Marikana on the effect of power struggles between trade unions and the influence thereof on the employment ... -
In search of alternatives or enhancements to collective bargaining in South Africa: are workplace forums a viable option?
(2015)Collective bargaining (coupled with the right to strike) has become a primary means to force employers through negotiation to achieve the improvement of standards and conditions of employment. The South African labour ... -
A legal analysis of the adversarial nature of collective bargaining
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)The principle of collective bargaining may be regarded as one of the major institutions of employment relationships as it plays a pivotal role in regulating and restoring the employment relationship between the employer ... -
Power dependence and conflict management styles effect on the collective bargaining process of management and unions in two retail industries in Gauteng
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)This research study investigated power dependence and conflict management styles effect on the collective bargaining process of management and unions in two retail industries in Gauteng. Based on previous literature, ... -
Revisiting the Zimbabwean unfair labour practice concept
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe entrenches the broad right to fair labour practices. The right is given effect to in Part III of the Labour Act (Chapter 28:01), which provides an exhaustive list of unfair labour practices ... -
The rights granted to trade unions under the Companies Act 71 of 2008
(2013)With the entering into force of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 in 2011 a number of rights were granted to trade unions by the act. The Companies Act 71 of 2008 not only grants rights to registered trade unions, as is the ... -
The role of trade unions in enhancing work engagement, work commitment, job satisfaction and job performance in a national institution
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)During the apartheid era, trade unions fought for the improvement of living and working conditions of workers and the demise of the apartheid regime. The dawn of democracy and the ever-changing world of labour relations ...