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MRL 3701 - STUDY UNIT 5 UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES UNDER THE LABOUR
RELATIONS ACT. | Questions And Answers Latest {2024- 2025} A+ Graded | 100%
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DEFINITION OF UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Means any unfair act or omission that arises between an
employer and an employee involving:
1. unfair conduct by the employer relating to the promotion, demotion, probation or training of an
employee or relating to the provision of benefits to an employee;
2. the unfair suspension of an employee or any other unfair disciplinary action short of dismissal in
respect of an employee
3. failure or refusal by an employer to reinstate or re-employ a former employee i.t.o. any agreement
4. an occupational detriment, other than dismissal, in contravention of the Protected Disclosures Act on
account of the employee having made a protected disclosure define in that Act.
SECTION 23(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION - Everyone has the right to fair labour practices
SECTION 185(b) OF LRA - Every employee has the right not to be subjected to an unfair labour practice.
RIGHT TO FAIR LABOUR PRACTICES - CONSTITUTION - a) is wide
b) protects "everyone" in other words, also workers who are not employees in terms of the LRA
Surrounding circumstances will be taken into account in determining whether there was an
infringement of the right to fair labour practices.
PROTECTION AGAINST UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES - LRA - a) is limited to the list of actions included in
the definition of an unfair labour practice
b) protects employees only against specific actions by employers
c) an employee cannot commit an unfair labour practice towards an employer; only and employer can
commit an unfair labour practice towards an employee.
, EXTENT OF PROTECTION AGAINST UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES IN THE LRA - Limitations of unfair labour
practice protection:
1. Definition makes provision for the protection of employees againss unfair labour practices committed
by employers. An employee cannot commit an unfair labour practice
2. Protection against unfair labour practices refers to employers and employees only.
3. The list of unfair labour practices is contained in Section 186 (2).
ELEMENTS OF THE DEFINITION OF UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES - 1. Unfair conduct of the employer
relating to promotion
2. Unfair conduct of the employer relating to demotion
3. unfair conduct of the employer relating to probation
4.Unfair conduct of the employer relating to training
5. Unfair conduct of the employer relating to provision of benefits.
6. Unfair conduct of the employer relating to suspension or any other disciplinary action short of
dismissal
7. Unfair conduct of the employer relating to a refusal to reinstate or re-employ and employee in terms
of any agreemetn
8. Unfair conduct of the employer relating to an employee suffering an occupational detriment on
account of a protected disclosure
UNFAIR CONDUCT OF THE EMPLOYER RELATING TO PROMOTION - Promotion falls withing managerial
prerogative. Employer may promote the most suitable candidate (fair process to be followed) Employee
does not have any legal entitlement to be promoted to a higher post.
Decision not to promote an employee is reviewable if employer cannot justify its decision or if the
decision proves to be seriously flawed.
GEBHARDT v EDUCATION LABOUR RELATIONS COUNCIL & OTHERS - Gebhardt (white) hearing impaired.
Applied for promotion along with coloured female colleague. Employer chose to appoint a coloured
female because she was from a designated group. Court found that employer neglected to verify
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