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ZAF-2014-L-94542
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Title_of_text
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2014 (Act 6 2014).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
South Africa
Subjects (Classification)
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
Adopted on (Date of text)
2014-08-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
To amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995, so as to facilitate the granting of organisational rights to trade unions that are sufficiently representative; to strengthen the status of picketing rules and agreements; to amend the operation, functions and composition of the essential services committee and to provide for minimum service determinations; to provide for the Labour Court to order that a suitable person be appointed to administer a trade union or employers' organisation; to enable judges of the Labour Court to serve as a judge on the Labour Appeal Court; to further regulate enquiries by arbitrators; to provide greater protection for workers placed in temporary employment services; to regulate the employment of fixed term contracts and part-time employees earning below the earnings threshold determined by the Minister; to further specify the liability for employer's obligations; and to substitute certain definitions; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2015-01-01
Proclamation No. R. 87, 2014
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1995-11-29 (ZAF-1995-L-43174)
Labour Relations Act, 1995 [No. 66 of 1995].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Department of Labour
Country
South Africa
URL
http://www.labour.gov.za/
File
ZAF94542.pdf (PDF of Amendment)