Tag: trade union
POLITICS & UNIONS | Is workplace disruption for political gain criminal?
When political parties begin to take over the roles of Trade Unions, there is cause for great concern in the progress of South Africa’s new democracy. The EFF, long a disrupter in the South African political landscape, has recently turned to workplace disruption.
4th Industrial Revolution impacts relevancy of Trade Unions!
The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) has become a buzz word in many forums discussing global economic trends. The revolution is presented as the next inevitable event that will sweep the entire world.
South Africa is not capitalist, but needs to be!
To say that South Africa is a capitalist society is popular among journalists, politicians, and trade unionists. If capitalism is understood to mean a system of free and voluntary engagement without third-party interference, the notion that South Africa is capitalist is false.
Flexibility – does South Africa’s labour legislation allow for this?
Gillian Lumb | Regional Practice Head, Director | Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr | gillian.lumb@cdhlegal.com | www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com |
Discussions surrounding labour law in South Africa can be...
South Africa Can Work
In this insightful and provocative book, Frans Rautenbach proposes a complete overhaul of policy thinking, and provides fresh arguments that effectively address South Africa’s...
Trade union irony in the labour court!
Trade unions - the vanguard of employee rights; viewed by some as the thin line between workplace exploitation or salvation - are not immune...
A STRUGGLE FOR UNION INDEPENDENCE IN A TIME OF NATIONAL LIBERATION
In 1973 the trade union movement was both racially and regionally divided. It virtually excluded African workers, and in many cases unions were led...
