New Amendment Bills for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)

13 July 2012: Southern Sun: OR Tambo International Airport

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MODULE 1: LABOUR RELATIONS AMENDMENT BILL

1. Amendment of section 21 – Exercise of rights conferred by this Part
2. Amendment of section 22 – Disputes about organisational rights
3. Amendment of section 32 – Extension of collective agreement concluded in bargaining council
4. Amendment of section 49 – Representativeness of council
5. Amendment of section 51 – Dispute resolution functions of council
6. Amendment of section 64 – Right to strike and recourse to lockout
7. Amendment of section 65 – Limitations on right to strike or recourse to lockout
8. Amendment of section 67 – Strike or lockout in compliance with this Act
9. Amendment of section 69 – Picketing
10. Amendment of section 70 – Essential services committee
11. Insertion of sections 70A –- Essential services
12. Amendment of section 71 – Designating a service as an essential service
13. Insertion section 71A – Public officials exercising authority in the name of the state
14. Amendment of section 72 – Minimum services
15. Amendment of section 73 – Disputes about whether a service is an essential service
16. Amendment of section 74 – Disputes in essential services
17. Insertion of section 103A – Appointment of administrator
18. Amendment of section 111 – Appeals from registrar’s decision
19. Amendment of section 115 – Functions of Commission
20. Amendment of section 127 – Accreditation of councils and private agencies
21. Amendment of section 138 – General provisions for arbitration proceedings
22. Amendment of section 143 – Effect of arbitration awards
23. Amendment of section 144 – Variation and rescission of arbitration awards
24. Amendment of section 145 – Review of arbitration awards
25. Amendment of section 147 – Performance of dispute resolution functions by Commission in exceptional circumstances
26. Substitution of section 150 – Commission may offer to resolve
27. Amendment of section 151 – Establishment and status of Labour Court
28. Amendment of section 154 – Tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment of Labour Court judges
29. Amendment of section 157 – Jurisdiction of Labour Court
30. Amendment of section 158 – Powers of Labour Court
31. Amendment of section 159 – Rules Board for Labour Courts and rules for Labour Court
32. Amendment of section 161 – Representation before Labour Court
33. Amendment of section 168 – Composition of Labour Appeal Court
34. Amendment of section 170 – Tenure, remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment of Labour Appeal Court judges
35. Amendment of section 186 – Meaning of dismissal
36. Amendment of section 187 – Automatically unfair dismissals
37. Substitution of section 188A – Agreement for pre-dismissal arbitration
38. Insertion of section 188B – Dismissal of employees earning above a threshold
39. Amendment of section 189A – Retrenchments
40. Amendment of section 190 – Date of dismissal
41. Amendment of section 191 – Disputes about unfair dismissals
42. Amendment of section 198 – Temporary Employment Services
43. Insertion of sections 198A to 198D Employees employed by TES, Fixed Term and Part Time employees earning less than R172k per year.
44. Amendment of section 200A – Presumption as to who is an employee
45. Insertion of section 200B – Protection of employees in sub-contractor relationships
46. Amendment of section 203 – Codes of good practice
47. Amendment of section 213 – Definitions

MODULE 2: BASIC CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENT BILL

1. Amendment of section 1 – Definitions
2. Insertion of section 33A – Prohibited conduct
3. Amendment of section 43 – Prohibition of employment of children
4. Amendment of section 44 – Employment of children of 15 years or older
5. Amendment of section 45 – Medical examinations
6. Amendment of section 46 – Prohibitions
7. Amendment of section 47 – Evidence of age
8. Amendment of section 55 – Making of sectoral determination
9. Amendment of section 68 – Securing an undertaking
10. Amendment of section 69 – Compliance order
11. Amendment of section 70 – Limitations
12. Deletion of section 71 – Objections to compliance order
13. Deletion of section 72 – Appeals from order of Director-General
14. Amendment of section 73 – Order may be made order of Labour Court
15. Amendment of section 74 – Consolidation of proceedings
16. Amendment of section 77 – Jurisdiction of Labour Court
17. Amendment of section 93 – Penalties

• Amendment schedule 2

Outcome

Attendees will fully understand the changes that are to be made to the Labour Relations Act as well as the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, enabling them to effective manage the impact these changes may have on their businesses / organization.

Price:
• R 1790-00 (incl. Vat) per delegate
• Price include course material, certificates of attendance, legislation and catering/ refreshments
• Safe and secure parking
For further information contact:
• Magda Brits or Peraldo Senekal (012) 661 3208
• fax: (012) 661 1411
• e mail: [email protected]

Click here to download registration forms for 13 July 2012: Southern Sun: OR Tambo International Airport