MRL3702 EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ IN THE WORKPLACE, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION ENTAILS
THE RIGHT OF WORKERS TO. Answer: 1. form and join trade unions
of their choice
2. to participate in these unions' lawful activities
3. to organise and bargain collectively with the employer, and
4. to strike.
◉ PROTECTION I.T.O. ILO CONVENTIONS. Answer: 1.
Conventions 87 and 98 in 1996
2. Convention 87 guarantees to all employers and workers, including
supervisors, the right to freely establish and join organisations of their
own choice, subject only to the rules of the organisation.
3. Convention 98 deals with the right to organise and bargain
collectively. - This protects workers against acts of discrimination and
victimistion by their employers on account of their trade union
membership or activities.
◉ PROTECTION I.T.O. THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT. Answer:
Cornerstone of SA labour law and enacted to, amongst other things:
, 1. give effect to the rights entrenched in section 23 of the Constitution
2. give effect to the obligations incurred by SA as a consequence of its
membership of the ILO
3. promote social justice, labour peace and workplace democracy and
4. promote orderly collective bargaining.
◉ SPECIFIC PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF
ASSOCIATION. Answer: LRA protects freedom of association for
employees, employers, trade unions and employers' organisations, by
determining the following
1. EVERY EMPLOYEE has the right to form and join a union - trade
union membership is only subject to the constitution of the UNION.
2. EVERY UNION MEMBER has the right to participate in the lawful
activities of a union and stand for election, and if eligible to be
appointed as a union representative or officer.
3.AN EMPLOYER may not discriminate against an employee for
exercising the right to freedom of association.
4. NO-ONE may give or promise an advantage to an employee or a
work-seeker in exchange for that person not exercising her / his right to
freedom of association.
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ IN THE WORKPLACE, FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION ENTAILS
THE RIGHT OF WORKERS TO. Answer: 1. form and join trade unions
of their choice
2. to participate in these unions' lawful activities
3. to organise and bargain collectively with the employer, and
4. to strike.
◉ PROTECTION I.T.O. ILO CONVENTIONS. Answer: 1.
Conventions 87 and 98 in 1996
2. Convention 87 guarantees to all employers and workers, including
supervisors, the right to freely establish and join organisations of their
own choice, subject only to the rules of the organisation.
3. Convention 98 deals with the right to organise and bargain
collectively. - This protects workers against acts of discrimination and
victimistion by their employers on account of their trade union
membership or activities.
◉ PROTECTION I.T.O. THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT. Answer:
Cornerstone of SA labour law and enacted to, amongst other things:
, 1. give effect to the rights entrenched in section 23 of the Constitution
2. give effect to the obligations incurred by SA as a consequence of its
membership of the ILO
3. promote social justice, labour peace and workplace democracy and
4. promote orderly collective bargaining.
◉ SPECIFIC PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF
ASSOCIATION. Answer: LRA protects freedom of association for
employees, employers, trade unions and employers' organisations, by
determining the following
1. EVERY EMPLOYEE has the right to form and join a union - trade
union membership is only subject to the constitution of the UNION.
2. EVERY UNION MEMBER has the right to participate in the lawful
activities of a union and stand for election, and if eligible to be
appointed as a union representative or officer.
3.AN EMPLOYER may not discriminate against an employee for
exercising the right to freedom of association.
4. NO-ONE may give or promise an advantage to an employee or a
work-seeker in exchange for that person not exercising her / his right to
freedom of association.
