This course will provide you with a basic understanding of the purpose and key provisions of three of South Africa’s main employment-related statutes – The Labour Relations Act, The Basic Conditions of Employment Act, and the Employment Equity Act. The course can also be conducted in a modularized format, to meet clients' needs.

1. The purpose of labour legislation
2. Labour Relations Act
   • Freedom of association
   • Trade Unions and organisational rights
   • Collective agreements
   • Industrial action
   • Dispute resolution processes and bodies
   • Non-standard employment
   • Workplace discipline and dismissal (Code of Good Practice: Dismissal)
3. Basic Conditions of Employment Act
   • Core provisions of the BCEA, e.g. working time, leave, particulars of employment and remuneration, termination
   • The BCEA and collective agreements
4. Employment Equity Act
   • Discrimination
   • Affirmative action