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MBAssignment 2
IOP3704
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Question 1 – Identify and describe the purpose of the five important Acts or legislations relating to
labour relations.
1. Manpower Training Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate workers’ training
, 2. Skills Development Act
- The purpose of the Act is to develop and improve the skills of the South African workforce.
3. Skills Development Levies Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate and prescribe how employers should contribute to the
National Skills Fund.
4. Employment Equity Act
- The purpose of the Act is to protect workers and job seekers from unfair discrimination, and
it also provides a framework for implementing affirmative action.
5. Unemployment Insurance Act
- The purpose of the Act is to provide security to workers when they become unemployed.
6. Unemployment Insurance Contributions Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate and prescribe how employees should contribute to the
UIF Contributions fund.
7. Occupational Health and Safety Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate health and safety in the workplace for all workers.
8. Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate compensation that workers are entitled to for
occupational injuries and diseases in the workplace.
9. Labour Relations Act
- The purpose of the Act is to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace
and the democracy of the workplace.
10. Basic Conditions of Employment Act
- The purpose of the Act is to regulate, among others, leaving, working hours, employment
contracts, deductions, pay slips and terminated of services.
Question 2 – Discuss the role of a labour/employment relations manager
Labour relations managers, also called labour relations negotiators, meet with company
management on behalf of workers to negotiate contracts, wages, employee grievances and
company policy. Companies of all sizes who employ union workers also hire labour relations
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