RRLLB81 PORTFOLIO MEMO - SEMESTER 2 - 2022 - OCT./NOV. - ASSIGNMENT 3 - UNISA (WITH DETAILED FOOTNOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY)

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RRLLB81
Research Report

PORTFOLIO MEMO
Semester 2 - 2022
Unique number: -766036 DUE: 31 OCTOBER 2022
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,INVESTIGATING THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH TELEWORKING
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR REGULATIONS

BY



Name and surname

(STUDENT NUMBER)



Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

LLB



In the



SCHOOL OF LAW



UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRCIA



SUPERVISOR:

Professor ______________



ASSIGNMENT 03 (UNIQUE NUMBER )



2022

,ACADEMIC HONESTY DECLARATION


1. I understand what academic dishonesty entails and am aware of Unisa’s policies in
this regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my own, original work. Where I have used
someone else’s work, I have indicated this by using the prescribed style of
referencing. Every contribution to, and quotation in, this assignment from the work or
works of other people has been referenced according to the prescribed style.
3. I have not allowed, and will not allow, anyone to copy my work with the intention of
passing it off as his or her own work.
4. I did not make use of another student’s work and submit it as my own.


NAME:
SIGNATURE:
STUDENT NUMBER:
MODULE CODE:
DATE:
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MARK FOR ASSIGNMENT 1: 100%

MARK FOR ASSIGNMENT 2 : 82%

,SUMMARY



This research aimed at acquiring knowledge on whether or not working from home has
impacted organisational and individual productivity, and identifying the strategies put
in place by organisation managers, in relation to productivity during a world crisis.
Working from home offers both benefits and challenges for organisations. These
challenges, are factors of which may cause an impact on productivity. Investigating the
importance of whether or not working from home affects employee productivity, assists
organisations on what to do if there is less productivity, or how to maintain productivity
if it is high. Moreover, having an understanding of the effects WFH has on productivity
can help improve management function, increase job satisfaction and make
employees more productive.



Chapter 1 is the introduction of the research, chapter 2 deals with the challenges
associated with teleworking within the framework of South African Labour Regulations,
lastly chapter 3 is the authors recommendations and conclusion.




KEYWORDS

Teleworking, telework , pandemic, workplace, working from home.

,LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS



LRA Labour Relations Act

SA South Africa

ILO International Labour Organisation

WFH Working From Home

,TABLE OF CONTENTS


Page
No.


Declaration................................................................................................................... 2
Summary……………………………………………………………………………..……….3
Keywords…………………………………………………………………………..………….3
List of Acronyms…………………………………………………….....……………………..4


Chapter 1: Introduction and context of the research ............................................ 6


1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................6
1.2 Problem statement .................................................................................................6
1.3 hypothesis.............................................................................................................. 6
1.5 Research methodology ......................................................................................… 6
1.6 Body of the research………………………………………………………….…………7


Chapter 2: The laws governing teleworking .............................................................8


2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................8
2.1.1 The concept ‘telework’ / ‘teleworking’......................................................………8
2.1.2 The legal position of a ‘teleworker’ (someone who ‘teleworks’) as an ‘employee’
under the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the
LRA)......................................................................................……………………………8

2.1.3 What constitutes a ‘workplace’ under the LRA? .................................................... 9
2.1.4 The practical challenges or issues associated with the following:
a. Health and Safety Measures in the context of a Teleworking (or Home
Working) Arrangement (see Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of
1993).……......................................................................................…………………….9
b. Basic Conditions of Employment in the context of a Teleworking (or Home
Working) Arrangement (see Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of
1997)…….....................................................……………………………………………10

, c. Harassment and Violence in the context of a Teleworking (or Home Working)
Arrangement (see the Employment Equity Act 55 of
1998)………………………………………………………........................................10
2.3 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 3……………………………………………………………………………….…12

Bibliography…………………………………………………………….…………………13

Marking rubric………………………………………………………………………….… 14