- Title
- SADWU: Points to consider about the Labour relations bill
- Creator
- South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU)
- Subject
- SADWU
- Date Issued
- Aug 1995
- Date
- Aug 1995
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/114842
- Identifier
- vital:34041
- Description
- Contrary to existing law, the LRB covers all workers, which means that domestic workers will in future be covered by the LRA. This will definitely be an improvement on the existing situation, as it extends the rights of SADWU workers. On investigating what this would actually mean to the union, some problematic factors come to light: The LRB deals with collective bargaining rights, which means it excludes all unorganised workers, and a large number of domestic workers are unorganised. They will therefore not be protected by the LRA unless they join the union. Although the LRB covers all workers, home workers (domestics) may be classified as independent contractors and therefore be excluded from the act. The bill has been left deliberately flexible, and it may be left up to the labour court to decide on this. Independent contractors are excluded from the bill, so if your work situation can legally be defined as falling under this definition, ie. if contract out your labour, you will be excluded from the bill. Many SADWU members are employed in what would be regarded as small business. The LRB proposes greater flexibility for small businesses, which could mean exemption from some of the regulations and/or collective agreements. This will not be to the advantage of the workers in these small businesses.
- Format
- 21 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- South African Domestic Workers Union (SADWU)
- Rights
- No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from the publisher
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