SEMESTER 2 DUE DATE
th
26 AUGUST 2024
GUARANTEED
DISTINCTION.
Question 1
: Labour legislation and collective agreements Access the NOTICE TO INITIATE INDUSTRY
NEGOTIATIONS – ENGINEERING 2024. WAGE NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES by clicking on the link. You can access the notice online, download it, save
it on your computer, or print it. It is, however, important to refer to this notice when answering the
following questions: One of the submissions made by NUMSA is the request to extend the Main
Agreement to all non-party employers and employees. Identify and discuss the relevant provisions
of South African labour legislation that govern the extension of Main Agreements to non-parties.
Evaluate the fairness and justifiability of extending the Main Agreement to non-party employers
and employees in the Metal and Engineering Sector.
, Question 1
: Labour legislation and collective agreements Access the NOTICE TO INITIATE INDUSTRY
NEGOTIATIONS – ENGINEERING 2024. WAGE NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES by clicking on the link. You can access the notice online, download it, save
it on your computer, or print it. It is, however, important to refer to this notice when answering the
following questions: One of the submissions made by NUMSA is the request to extend the Main
Agreement to all non-party employers and employees. Identify and discuss the relevant provisions
of South African labour legislation that govern the extension of Main Agreements to non-parties.
Evaluate the fairness and justifiability of extending the Main Agreement to non-party employers
and employees in the Metal and Engineering Sector. [10]
To access the NOTICE TO INITIATE INDUSTRY NEGOTIATIONS – ENGINEERING 2024, you can
follow these steps:
1. Go to the website where the notice is hosted.
2. Look for the link to the notice and click on it to access the document.
3. Once you have accessed the notice, you can download it, save it on your computer, or print it for
reference.
Regarding the extension of Main Agreements to non-party employers and employees in the Metal and
Engineering Sector, the relevant provisions of South African labour legislation can be found in the Labour
Relations Act (LRA) of 1995. Specifically, Section 23 of the LRA addresses the extension of collective
agreements to non-parties. This section allows for the Minister of Employment and Labour to extend a
collective agreement concluded in a bargaining council to non-parties under certain conditions, such as
the representativeness of the parties and the public interest.
The fairness and justifiability of extending the Main Agreement to non-party employers and employees in
the Metal and Engineering Sector should be evaluated based on the principles of fairness, equity, and the
promotion of decent work. It is important to consider the impact of the extension on non-party employers