MRL3702 ASSIGNMENT 1
SEMESTER 2 EXAM SERIES 2024
ALREADY GRADED A+
Four circumstances under which employees of the labour broker may hold both the labour broker
and the client jointly and severally liable ito the LRA - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------If the TES
contravenes
- a collective agreement concluded in a bargaining council that regulates terms and conditions of
employment
- a binding arbitration award that regulates terms and conditions of employment
- the BCEA
- a determination made in terms of the BCEA
When can an employee take family responsibility ito the BCEA - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------An
employee is entitled to 3 days family responsibility leave for every 12 months worked (s17). *Only
for employees who have worked for longer than 4 months and who work at least 4 days a week
What are the 3 NB elements that distinguish a collective agreement from any other agreement
between employees and employers - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- a collective agreement
must be in writing
- only a registered union can be a party to a collective agreement
- a collective agreement must regulate terms and conditions of employment or any other matter of
mutual interest between a trade union and the employer or employers organisations
Definition of a strike? - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------A strike is the partial or complete
concerted refusal to work, or the retardation or obstruction of work, by people who are or have
been employed by the same employer or by different employers, for the purposes of remedying a
grievance or resolving a dispute on respect of any matter of mutual interest between employer and
employee and every reference to work in this definition includes overtime work, whether it is
voluntary or compulsory
Definition of protest action - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------the partial or complete concerted
refusal to work, or the retardation or obstruction of work, for the purpose of promoting or
, defending the socio-economic interests of workers, but not for a purpose referred to in the
definition of strike
Under which circumstances may the remedy of reinstatement not be awarded to an employee who
was unfairly dismissed - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- the employee does not wish to be
reinstate or re-employed
- the circumstances surrounding the dismissal are such that a continued employment relationship
would be intolerable
- it is not reasonably practicable for he employer to reinstate or re employ the employee
- the dismissal is unfair only because the employer did not follow a fair procedure
What does TES stand for? - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------Temporary Employment Services
Which terms of employment are regarded as core terms ito the BCEA and cannot be varied - ----------
-CORRECT ANSWERS--------- maximum working hours
- provisions relating to work
- not less than 2 weeks annual leave
- 4 months maternity leave
- provisions relating to sick leave
Who is a temporary employee - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------Employee who is supplied to a
client by a TES/Labour broker. Such a relationship is characterised by its triangularform
Name and explain 3 forms of sexual harassment - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- victimization:
an employee is victimized or intimidated for failing to submit to sexual advances
- quid pro harassment: employment circumstances eg promotion or an increase are influenced by
the employer, manager, or a co-employee to coerce an employee to surrender to sexual advances
- sexual favoritism: a person in a position of authority in the workplace rewards only those who
respond to his sexual advances
9 types of dismissals which qualify as automatically unfair dismissals ito the LRA - -----------CORRECT
ANSWERS--------- employer acts contrary to section 5
SEMESTER 2 EXAM SERIES 2024
ALREADY GRADED A+
Four circumstances under which employees of the labour broker may hold both the labour broker
and the client jointly and severally liable ito the LRA - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------If the TES
contravenes
- a collective agreement concluded in a bargaining council that regulates terms and conditions of
employment
- a binding arbitration award that regulates terms and conditions of employment
- the BCEA
- a determination made in terms of the BCEA
When can an employee take family responsibility ito the BCEA - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------An
employee is entitled to 3 days family responsibility leave for every 12 months worked (s17). *Only
for employees who have worked for longer than 4 months and who work at least 4 days a week
What are the 3 NB elements that distinguish a collective agreement from any other agreement
between employees and employers - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- a collective agreement
must be in writing
- only a registered union can be a party to a collective agreement
- a collective agreement must regulate terms and conditions of employment or any other matter of
mutual interest between a trade union and the employer or employers organisations
Definition of a strike? - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------A strike is the partial or complete
concerted refusal to work, or the retardation or obstruction of work, by people who are or have
been employed by the same employer or by different employers, for the purposes of remedying a
grievance or resolving a dispute on respect of any matter of mutual interest between employer and
employee and every reference to work in this definition includes overtime work, whether it is
voluntary or compulsory
Definition of protest action - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------the partial or complete concerted
refusal to work, or the retardation or obstruction of work, for the purpose of promoting or
, defending the socio-economic interests of workers, but not for a purpose referred to in the
definition of strike
Under which circumstances may the remedy of reinstatement not be awarded to an employee who
was unfairly dismissed - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- the employee does not wish to be
reinstate or re-employed
- the circumstances surrounding the dismissal are such that a continued employment relationship
would be intolerable
- it is not reasonably practicable for he employer to reinstate or re employ the employee
- the dismissal is unfair only because the employer did not follow a fair procedure
What does TES stand for? - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------Temporary Employment Services
Which terms of employment are regarded as core terms ito the BCEA and cannot be varied - ----------
-CORRECT ANSWERS--------- maximum working hours
- provisions relating to work
- not less than 2 weeks annual leave
- 4 months maternity leave
- provisions relating to sick leave
Who is a temporary employee - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------Employee who is supplied to a
client by a TES/Labour broker. Such a relationship is characterised by its triangularform
Name and explain 3 forms of sexual harassment - -----------CORRECT ANSWERS--------- victimization:
an employee is victimized or intimidated for failing to submit to sexual advances
- quid pro harassment: employment circumstances eg promotion or an increase are influenced by
the employer, manager, or a co-employee to coerce an employee to surrender to sexual advances
- sexual favoritism: a person in a position of authority in the workplace rewards only those who
respond to his sexual advances
9 types of dismissals which qualify as automatically unfair dismissals ito the LRA - -----------CORRECT
ANSWERS--------- employer acts contrary to section 5
