An overview of Labour Laws.

• Key aspects of the LRA and its practical application. · Understanding the BCEA.
• Understanding the EEA and how employers and unions can use it.
• Non-legal aspects of dismissals
• Categorisation of different types of dismissal
• Dismissal for misconduct, incapacity and operational requirements
• Dealing with dismissals at the workplace · Referring disputes to CCMA

• The role of the administrator in union context
• Key issues around union organisation, history, purpose, values
  and labour debates
• Basic skills required in union administration, in a problem
  solving context.
• Understanding the legal framework and how laws are made
• Understanding the LRA and the role of the administrator
• Practising dealing with common queries
• Looking at other key labour laws and issues

Organisers, shopstewards and unionists who need an understanding of labour law and how it can be used to complement union organisation