Collective Bargaining in South Africa

Product Details:
Author(s):
du Toit, D ,
Godfrey, S ,
Maree, J and
Theron, J
Year Published:
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
This book provides a thorough analysis of the state of collective bargaining in South Africa today and historically. It considers empirical data and initiatives developed by trade unions and employers worldwide and raises policy options for the changing, globalising marketplace.
Content
Collective bargaining in perspective
The historical foundation for South Africa’s system of collective bargaining: 1924 to 1994
The Labour Relations Act of 1995: A workable compromise?
The bargaining council system in action: an in-depth analysis
Impact of bargaining councils on wages, benefits and unemployment
Bargaining outside of bargaining councils
What is the future for collective bargaining?
Interest / Benefit to
Trade unions
Bargaining councils
Employers’ associations
Dept. of Labour 
Industrial relations managers
Labour lawyers
Libraries
Academics in sociology, industrial relations, labour economics, human resource management and industrial and organisational psychology
Graduate business schools