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Our framework for negotiating conditions at work provides a way to think about conditions at work in relation to collective agreements and labour laws. A must-read for worker representatives that want to establish minimum standards in more informal workplaces.
ILO Convention 190 (C190) and the accompanying Recommendation No. 206 (R206) provide a common framework for ending discrimination, violence and harassment in the world of work.
The mining and quarry sector recorded the highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q1 of 2022, at 8%. View our snapshot of wage settlements in selected sectors of South Africa’s economy.
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LRS Actual Wage Rates Database | Mining & quarry sectors gained the highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q1 of 2022. View our snapshot of wage settlements in selected sectors.
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Trade unions in the public sector want big changes in how the remuneration of their members is negotiated. In this video, HOSPERSA’s Chief Negotiator at the PSCBC, Suzan Ntlatleng, shares the key lessons learned during wage negotiations.
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Collective negotiations can protect workers from the worst impacts of informalisation.
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This report describes wage outcomes in 2021 found in collective agreements collected by the Labour Research Service. The report aims to inform strategy development in trade unions.
This report describes wage outcomes in 2021 found in collective agreements collected by the Labour Research Service. The report aims to inform strategy development in trade unions.
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The process of negotiations forms the central part of collective bargaining. Here are the essential steps to follow.
A way to think about conditions at work in relation to the collective agreement, and the benchmarks in South Africa’s labour law to help you establish a floor of minimum conditions. A must-read for worker leaders in more informal workplaces that are looking to establish minimum standards.
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An effective shop steward can identify key labour laws to support the union’s bargaining and organising activities.
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Unions can benefit from a more conscious approach to managing collective bargaining agreements information.
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Our facilitation exercise will strengthen the ability of workshop participants to understand concepts and have the confidence to bargain with a gender equity lens. Get your copy.
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Can trade unions continue to successfully negotiate protections for workers in uncertain times?
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q1 of 2020 was recorded in the construction sector, at 10%.
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Public education sector unions signed a collective agreement on the procedures to follow when dealing with teachers who are at a higher risk of complications if they contract Covid-19.
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Worker representatives have identified the priority demands that will strengthen the collective bargaining agreements covering millions of workers in South Africa.
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q3 of 2019 was recorded in the mining, quarrying, financing, insurance, real estate and business services industries, at 9%.
The highest median wage settlements in the second quarter of 2019 was found in the Community, Social & Personal Services and Mining & Quarrying industries, at 8%.
South Africa’s Constitution was the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. Learn how we got here.
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What will it take for trade unions to make collective bargaining an active mechanism for the promotion of gender equality at the workplace?
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q3 of 2018 was recorded in mining and quarrying industries, at 8%.
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q3 of 2018 was recorded in mining and quarrying industries, at 9%.
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q2 of 2018 was recorded in the manufacturing industry, at 8%.
Is there evidence of practical measures for providing HIV/AIDS treatment in the workplace? The report explores how organisations have responded to the pandemic, as well as the relevant labour laws.
The highest percentage increase on actual wages in Q1 of 2018 was recorded in the transport, storage and communication industries, at 10%.
An analysis of collective bargaining agreements at AngloGold Ashanti operations.