LLW2602 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

Comprehensively structured LLW2602 Assignment 1 (ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED. Prepared to a distinction standard with detailed and well-developed responses.. QUESTION 1 (a) Drumroll Association (DA) is a trade union established to protect the rights of musicians in South Africa. DA has invited you, a labour law student at UNISA, to give a presentation at its office-bearers’ workshop. Your invitation expressly stated that you should prepare a talk on collective labour law topics. As part of your presentation, discuss the extent to which South African law protects the right to freedom of association. (15) (b) Mention five types of laws that facilitated the racial segregation of workers in South Africa. (5) [20] QUESTION 2 Gauteng Mining (Pty) Ltd (GM) is a mining company that specialises in underground blasting and sweeping. Hardrock Drillers Union (HDU) is a trade union with 75% membership within GM. GM and HDU concluded an agreement that regulates annual bonuses and disciplinary issues. This agreement commenced on 1 January 2025 and is valid for three years. Answer the following questions: (a) Identify and define the agreement concluded by GM and HDU. (7) (b) Discuss how the agreement above differs from other agreements that may be concluded between employers, employees, and trade unions. (3) (c) At the end of the three-year period, GM and HDU engage in further negotiations to conclude another agreement. HDU demands that GM disclose its annual financial statements and dividends paid to shareholders in the past three years. With reference to legislation, discuss whether GM is obliged to disclose this information. (7) (d) Briefly discuss how disputes relating to the information above are resolved. (3) [20] QUESTION 3 (a) The employer is required to consult a workplace forum on certain matters. List matters on which, in terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, the workplace is entitled to be consulted. (10) (b) Discuss how disputes regarding the interpretation of matters relating to workplace forums are resolved. (10) [20] QUESTION 4 Red Wood (RW) supplies Furniture Manufacturers (FM) with wood for the manufacturing of furniture. The members of Wood Employees Association (WEA), employed by RW, decided to stop working action in support of employees of FM who are in dispute with their employer regarding a new promotion criterion. (a) Identify the nature of the action taken by members of WEA and the requirements which must be met for that action to be protected. (4) (b) Discuss the requirements that would have to be complied with if members of WEA were to embark on a protected picket. (6) (c) Discuss whether an employer may dismiss employees for engaging in an unprotected strike action. (10)