The constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law, which consists of acts of congress, treaties ratified by the. Employment law update employee working post the expiry of a fixed term contract automatically permanent or not. Past, present and future juta and jutastat are names synonymous with south african legal publishing and a heritage of excellence. The origin of south africas modern contract of employment lie in roman law, where a distinction was made between the two types of contracts discussed above. The law of contract in south africa provides a rich source of expertise and a lively and approachable introduction to the principles of contract law. South african law consists of the constitution which is the supreme law of the country, legislation acts of the national and provincial legislatures, and governmental regulations, judicial precedent, the common law rules developed by previous decisions of superior courts, and rules and principles discussed in the old romandutch authorities. Maxwell kluwer law international, jan 1, 2010 law 298 pages. Clients will also receive complimentary access to more than 500 000 ccma and bargaining council awards until december 2019. We highly recommend the following two south african labour law books which cover the field in great depth.
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For nonlegal students this book should suffice as a primary source for their studies. The following textbook is useful for anyone wishing to gain an overview of employment law. South africas only reference book on music contracts and law for musicians was originally written by nick matzukis and published in 2009. The function of labour law therefore is protective in that it assists in redressing this imbalance of power so that equity and fairness will result. Without an employment relationship between the parties, the rules of labour law do not apply. The code of good practice on dismissal is a vitally important document in the labour relations act, which should be studied by any party referring or defending a dispute in the ccma or a council relating to dismissal and incapacity cases. Training courses, seminars labour law and ir related workshops 012 661 3208 fax. In 1994, the department of labour appointed a ministerial legal task team to draft new labour legislation and the labour relations act 66 of 1995 was born and came into effect on 11 november 1996.
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The first chapter analyzes the background against which international jurisdiction and conflict of laws rules are drawn up and examines uniform law in this context, in particular the 2006 maritime labour convention and the 2007 ilo convention no. Designed to reflect the content of an undergraduate llb course, the book. This 10th edition has been extensively revised and supplemented to incorporate the latest case law. If you are an employer, you can easily find yourself on the wrong side of the law in dealing with strikes. The law, such as it is, relies on bits of cognate legislation and case law. Criminal procedure in south africa refers to the adjudication process of that countrys criminal law. What impact has the south african constitution and the labour relations act on a common law employment contract answered by a verified lawyer. The two most important considerations in south african employment law is that of substance and procedure. The labour relations act 1995 deals with strikes and unions and the like. Criminal procedure in south africa refers to the adjudication process of that country s criminal law. Study unit 1 chapter 1 a lawblog for south african students.
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A guide for south african employers, levy and his coauthors, jackie kelly and daniel levy, share their vast experience of south african labour law for the benefit of the average manager who has a million things to do but also. A comprehensive guide 6 ed lexisnexis 2015 labour law through the cases updated to april 2019. It deals with almost every issue likely to arise on the shop floor, in court, or in arbitration proceedings from unfair labour practices, through. Sun international management pty ltd v ccma and others lc unreported case no jr 93914, 18112016 lagrange j. It forms part of procedural or adjectival law, and describes the means by which its substantive counterpart, south african criminal law, is applied.
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