LLW2602-Possible Exam Questions AND ANSWERS

LLW2602-Possible Exam Questions AND ANSWERS Possible EXAM Questions (2 hours 40 multiple choice & 40 written) 27/10 QUESTIONS 1. Define Collective Labour Law (4) • Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union. • Collective labour law is not discussed as a phase of employment because collective labour law influences all stages of the employment relationship. • Collective labour law concerns employees acting together in trade unions and employers acting individually or as employer organisations when they bargain about matters relating to the workplace, for example wages and better working conditions. 2. Name 5 organisational rights and the level of representation required in order for a trade union to acquire each of them as provided by the LRA (10) √√ Access premises of the employer Sufficient representation Deduction of trade union membership fees Sufficient representation Election of shop stewards Majority representation Leave for union activities Sufficient representation Disclosure of information Majority representation 3. Section 21 of the LRA empowers the trade union to notify the employer in writing the union seeks to exercise organisational rights. Name 4 types of information that must be contained in the written notice. (4) √√ • the workplace where the trade union wants to exercise the rights • how representative the trade union is • which rights it wishes to exercise • how it wants to exercise the rights 4. Discuss organisational rights in terms of section 14 of the LRA to elect a shopsteward (5) • The number of shop stewards to be elected depends upon the size of the workforce • The number of shop stewards increases on s sliding scale in accordance with the number of union members employed in the workplace • Shop Stewards have the right to assist and represent employees, and monitor the employer’s compliance with the law • Shop Stewards are entitled to reasonable time off with pay during working hours to perform union functions • Shop Stewards are employed by the employer, not the union