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The Labour Relations Act 1995 deals with strikes and unions and the like; the Basic Conditions of Employment Act is a fall back option for those vulnerable workers who are not able to unionize due to various reasons, such as the kind of work they do. Domestic and farm workers are pertinent examples in the South African context.
The Convention on Domestic Workers, formally the Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers is a convention setting labour standards for domestic workers. It is the 189th ILO convention and was adopted during the 100th session of the International Labour Organization, in 16 June 2011. [2] It entered into force on 5 September 2013. [1]
[A.1470B (Wright)/S.2311-E (Savino)] which extended labor protections to domestic workers. The law, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, went into effect on November 29, 2010 and gives domestic workers, among other provisions: The right to overtime pay at time-and-a-half after 40 hours of work, or 44 hours
The domestic work sector occupies around 6 per cent of the total work force in South Africa, [58] with domestic workers being largely Black African women. [59] As in other countries, working conditions in the sector are generally characterised by informality and exploitation.
South Africa's municipalities may, in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, make by-laws for the effective administration of the matters it has a right to administer. The areas within which a municipality may make by-laws are listed in Schedule 4 Part B, and Schedule 5 Part B, of the Constitution.
This bill gives domestic workers an eight-hour work day and overtime (time and a half) for working over 40 hours a week (or 44 hours if the employee resides in the home of their employer). This law also establishes that workers must be granted one day (24 hours) off every seven days of work or be paid overtime pay if the employee agrees to work ...
The South African Domestic Workers' Union (SADWU) was a trade union representing domestic staff in South Africa.. The union was founded in 1986, with the merger of the South African Domestic Workers' Association (SADWA), the East London Domestic Workers' Union, the Port Elizabeth Domestic Workers' Union, the National Domestic Workers Union, and the Domestic Workers' Union.
The Labour Court is a South African court that handles labour law cases, that is, disputes arising from the relationship between employer, employee and trade union. The court was established by the Labour Relations Act, 1995 , and has a status similar to that of a division of the High Court .