Effective Strike Management

This workshop is focused on the legal and practical aspects in relation to strikes, lock-outs, and picketing with reference to relevant legislation, the new amendments, and recent case law.

• Strikes defined

• Procedural requirements for a strike to be protected.

• Should there be dispute referrals?

• What if the strike does not start as per the strike notice?

• Difference between disputes of rights and disputes of interest. Is there is difference?

• Relevance of the Code

• Dismissals for participation in protected strikes and recourse when a strike becomes violent

• Effect of the LRA Amendments in relation to the establishment of the Advisory Arbitration Panel

• Do violent strikes become unprotected?

• Recourse when the strike is unprotected

• The legal requirement of balloting

• Dismissals for participating in unprotected strikes

• Can employers reward non-striking employees for working during a strike?

• Contempt of Court proceedings at the Labour Court

• Involvement of political parties in collective bargaining and strikes

• Lock-Outs defined: Defensive lock-out vs. Offensive lock-out

• When will lock-out be protected & who can you lock-out?

• Picketing defined: Requirement of picketing rules (Amendments & CCMA)

• Where can you picket?

• Picket VS procession/march in terms of the Regulation of Gatherings Act

• Essential Services defined. Designation Process and Minimum Service Agreement

For manual registration please fill out and download the manual registration form, and email it to info@globalbusiness.co.za to register for the event.

All workshops are offered as customised in-house training that can be presented virtually or on-site.

*All courses and conferences are subject to minimum delegate numbers.

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