Regulation of minimum wages and minimum conditions of employment in the citrus industry in the Gamtoos river valley

Colesky, Rienette

Title: Regulation of minimum wages and minimum conditions of employment in the citrus industry in the Gamtoos river valley
Creator: Colesky, Rienette
Subject: Labor laws and legislation -- South Africa
Subject: South Africa -- Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997 Minimum wage -- South Africa
Date Issued: 2019
Date: 2019
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: LLM
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/38002
Identifier: vital:34279
Description: Labour legislation has been reformed to protect and to promote the right of employers and employees after 1994. It has been many years since the introduction of these acts and although there is a continuous process of refining these acts the most important matter is whether these acts have a real impact on the employment for which it was intended. The focus of this study is to particularly look at agricultural labour and to examine the effect the introduction of minimum wages and minimum conditions of employment had on agricultural labour in the Gamtoos River Valley. It was found that there is great compliance to labour legislation. Third party certifications that influence the accessibility of overseas markets enhance compliance. Labour comprises a large pool of atypical workers who serves the need for flexibility in the industry. Due to the temporary nature of these workers, decent work is not achieved. A smaller core group of skilled workers is employed on a permanent basis. Employers invest in these employees. The nature of the workforce limits union activities and no labour is outsourced in the Valley.
Format: 70 leaves
Format: pdf
Publisher: Nelson Mandela University
Publisher: Faculty of Law
Language: English
Rights: Nelson Mandela University

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