Business Studies Grade 12
Legislation & Human Resource Management
Comprehensive Study Notes
1. Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
- Regulates working hours, overtime, leave, rest periods.
- Normal hours: Max 45 hours per week.
- Overtime: Max 3 hours/day and 10 hours/week.
- Sick leave: 6 weeks in a 36■month cycle.
- Ensures employment contracts with clear terms.
- Impact on HR: HR must maintain attendance registers, leave records, and compliant contracts.
2. Labour Relations Act (LRA)
- Promotes orderly collective bargaining.
- Regulates strikes and lockouts.
- Establishes the CCMA for resolving workplace conflict.
- Dismissals must be substantively and procedurally fair.
- Impact on HR: HR must follow fair disciplinary procedures, keep documentation, and meet with
unions.
3. Employment Equity Act (EEA)
- Prohibits unfair discrimination based on race, gender, disability, etc.
- Promotes affirmative action to redress past inequalities.
Legislation & Human Resource Management
Comprehensive Study Notes
1. Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
- Regulates working hours, overtime, leave, rest periods.
- Normal hours: Max 45 hours per week.
- Overtime: Max 3 hours/day and 10 hours/week.
- Sick leave: 6 weeks in a 36■month cycle.
- Ensures employment contracts with clear terms.
- Impact on HR: HR must maintain attendance registers, leave records, and compliant contracts.
2. Labour Relations Act (LRA)
- Promotes orderly collective bargaining.
- Regulates strikes and lockouts.
- Establishes the CCMA for resolving workplace conflict.
- Dismissals must be substantively and procedurally fair.
- Impact on HR: HR must follow fair disciplinary procedures, keep documentation, and meet with
unions.
3. Employment Equity Act (EEA)
- Prohibits unfair discrimination based on race, gender, disability, etc.
- Promotes affirmative action to redress past inequalities.
