Mrl 3702 Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

MRL3702 EXAM QUESTION 1 1.1 Cool Dairy Products (Pty) Ltd (‘CDP’) produces and distributes dairy products to grocery outlets inGauteng. CPD employs 500 fulltime employees. Between the year 2016 and 2020, CPDexperienced an unstable demand for dairy products as a result of the unusual rising and dropping oftemperatures caused by the climate change. Dropping temperatures had a negative commercialimpact on the CPD business and in response to that, CPD decided to retrench employees in stages.Re...

MRL 3702- LABOUR LAW NOTES STUDY UNIT 1- INTRODUCTION - Labour law comprises: 1. Individual labour law – deals with the formation, content and termination of the employment relationship. Employment relationship exists between two single entities eg. one single employer and one single worker 2. Collective labour law- focuses on relationships on a collective level. Ie. a number of people acting together (collectively) to influence this relationship. looks at groups. Eg. May act collective...

Labour law MRL3702 Examination notes Adri is employed by Beauty Salon as hair stylist. In terms of her contract of employment, if she resigns, she will not be allowed to start a similar businesswithin a distance of 50 km radius from Beauty Salon for a period of two years.Discuss whether this will qualify as a restraint of trade agreement. Yes, this will qualify as a restraint of trade agreement. The purpose of a restraint of trade agreement is to protect the employer’s trade secrets, go...

LABOUR LAW SUMMARY NOTES & QUESTIONS. This is a com0lete and an all-inclusive guide to MRL 3702 LABOUR LAW. THE PROTECTION OF THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EFFECT OF COMMON LAW ON THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT Study:  chapters 2 and 3 of t/book  definition of “employee” in sections 200A and 213 of LRA and section 1 of the BCEA Note – only employees are protected by labour legislation (therefore important to draw a distinction between employees and other workers, for eg. independent contra...

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DISMISSAL BASED ON OPERATIONAL REASONS - ANSDismissal based on operational reasons is regarded as a "no fault" dismissal because the termination does not result from the actions or fault of the employee. FOUR BROAD CATEGORIES OF OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - ANS1. Economic needs 2. Technological needs 3. structural needs 4. similar needs TECHNOLOGICAL NEEDS - ANSRefer to the introduction of new technology, for example, machinery / computers that lead to the redundancy of employees; ...

BLOCK 1 The following questions are compiled from the modules covered in block one. MODULE ONE Questions (a) The common law contract of employment has often been described as a recipe for exploitation. What view is this based on? Early employment contracts and statutes were referred to as “Master and Servant’ laws, and although they imposed legal obligations on both employer and employee, with criminal penalties for default, they were heavily weighted in favour of the employer. The ...

Background and Summary This is a case brought to the CCMA by the applicants for unfair dismissal on grounds of substantive unfairness. The employer (respondent) in this case conducts business in the wood and sawmills industry utilising various heavy machinery and dangerous equipment on a daily basis including but not limited to heavy lifting front loaders, trucks and sawmill equipment. This provides for an inherently dangerous working environment and as such the respondent has a comprehens...