Basic Labour Relations – The LRA and BCEA

Module 1 : DL1 - Basic Labour Relations - The LRA & BCEA

DL1: Basic Labour Relations - The LRA & BCEA

This three-hour online workshop introduces labour relations in terms of the LRA and BCEA to the new manager, HR specialist and shop steward.

The workshop will introduce the delegate to basic conditions, employment contracts and employment law in general

Module 1 Session 1: Introduction

• Code of Good Practice: Dismissal
  • Misconduct
  • Probation
  • Incapacity due to poor performance
  • Incapacity due to ill health
• Disciplinary Code and Procedure

Module 1 Session 2: The Labour Relations Act

• Dismissal – As defined by the LRA
  • Meaning of Dismissal
  • Automatically Unfair Dismissal
  • Dispute about Unfair Dismissals
  • Remedies for Unfair Dismissals
  • Limits on Compensation
• Collective Bargaining
  • Organisational Rights
  • Collective Agreements

Module 1 Session 3: The Basic Conditions of Employment Act

• BCEA threshold earnings
• BCEA and the contract of employment
• Regulation of work time
• Exclusions to regulation of work time
• Working hours
• Overtime
• Rest periods
• Sunday work, night work, and public holidays
• Annual Leave
• Sick leave
• Maternity, Adoption, parental and surrogacy leave
• Family responsibility leave
• Termination of services
• Deduction of pay