LRM3701 May/June Portfolio 2024

LRM3701 Portfolio 2024 (520582) ;100 % TRUSTED workings, explanations and solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... 1. NEGOTIATIONS (15 MARKS) Read the case study provided below and answer the question that follows. Blue Ribbon employees hail 'victory' after 105-day strike Cape Town – Striking employees at Premier, the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturer, claimed victory over their employer after management reached an agreement with their union, the Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu), bringing to an end a 105-day labour dispute. The prolonged strike by the workers at Blue Ribbon Bread in Salt River over wages and working conditions came to an end via mediation with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Workers had been on a protected strike since November 2018. Their grievances included the withdrawal of a paid lunch hour and the reduction of Sunday rates from double pay to one-and-a-half times the normal rate. Management started meeting Fawu at the CCMA last week, on Monday. The company had offered a three-year 8% wage increase, claiming it was above inflation. Fawu general secretary Katishi Masemola said the agreement was 8%, to be backdated to July last year for three years. “However, this doesn’t stop Fawu from demanding national bargaining any time from today. We salute our 700 members for engaging in this mandated 105-day strike as part of resisting Premier Foods’ efforts to reverse gains workers made some three decades ago and to attempt taking us to apartheid-era working conditions and benefits. “To this end, the company withdrew its demand that workers be paid less than the current double rate for Sunday’s overtime… Workers have taught management of this private equity fund (Brait Investment)-owned Premier that it cannot get away with such barbaric labour practices. The struggle for national bargaining at Premier Foods has just begun, so as to get them to bargain with Fawu centrally – like Pioneer Foods’ Sasko bakeries in milling does. We are pleased with this outcome and in a few weeks, we will be engaging this company on centralised bargaining,” Masemola said. A worker said they had struggled after having not been paid for three months. “Some couldn’t allow their children to go to school because they couldn’t afford to buy the necessary stationery or pay fees. However, we had to be patient as we can’t go back and work under the same conditions. So, we are relieved with the outcome,” he said. Premier Group strategy and marketing executive Siobhan O’Sullivan said the strike had been marked by violence and intimidation. “It is regrettable that our employees, community members and innocent consumers have been impacted by this strike. It is business as usual,” O’Sullivan said. Source: What elements of the case study would you choose to demonstrate a critical understanding of the negotiation process and to determine the applicable negotiation phase or phases in the Blue Ribbon case? Select the relevant paragraphs or sentences to justify your position. When answering this question, use the table provided below to link the phase or phases with the employer or the trade union. [15 marks] | Negotiation phase [2 marks] | Facts from the case study [3 marks] |Characteristics [10 marks] | 2. OPERATIONAL DISMISSAL (20 MARKS) Read the case study provided below and answer the question that follows. Sunday World to shut down, staff to be retrenched across the range of Tiso Blackstar publications The Citizen reports that media conglomerate Tiso Blackstar has announced that its tabloid publication Sunday World will be closing down. In addition, there will be retrenchments at a number of its publications, including The Sowetan, Business Day, The Herald and Daily Dispatch. The South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) has released a statement saying the organisation was “perturbed about the continued job losses in the media industry”. Sanef said it saw the closure of Sunday World as an indication of “hard times for the local media industry” and that it was “concerned that declining numbers of media institutions, publications and the shrinking numbers of journalists will lead to fewer reporting, opinions and debate in the country”. Sanef’s statement went on to add: “We call on media owners to think creatively and responsibly about implementing new, sustainable business models, built on the integrity and trust our readers, viewers and listeners place in us to tell the country’s stories without fear or favour.” Source: Discuss alternatives you would propose to Tiso Blackstar to avoid the proposed retrenchments at Sunday World? [20 marks] 3. SOUTH AFRICAN LEGISLATION (10 MARKS) Under topic 1 you had to analyse the scenarios. You then had to determine the legislation applicable to the scenarios and identify appropriate methods of dispute resolution, where necessary. You also had to share your answers with the group. For the portfolio: Make screenshots of all your answers under topic 1 and then insert the screenshots in your portfolio. [10 marks] 4. DISPUTES (10 MARKS) From the link 5. DISMISSAL (15 MARKS) From the link 6. TRADE UNIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL RIGHTS (15 MARKS) Read the case study that can be found at the link 7. REFLECTION ON LRM3701 (15 MARKS) Reflect on your LRM3701 journey and explain the competencies (what you have learnt) you think you have gained from this module by completing Assignment 01 (5 marks) and Assignment 02 (5 marks) and indicate (5 marks) whether these competencies will be relevant and enable you to perform the role of a labour relations practitioner in the world of work. [15 marks]